Shared Critical

Shared Critical 2026
"The Shared Critical characteristic is a potential foundation for creating community." Elisheva Sadan

In a reality that moves between warfare and ceasefire, between struggles and historical shifts, the artists in the exhibition seek to redefine what is urgent—what is critical for the collective and for the individual.
 Over the past year, the incubator artists have worked with communities, in public spaces, and through one-on-one encounters, creating art whose materials are presence, dialogue, and human connection. Buildings, neighborhoods, and living rooms became studios. Streets served as spaces for display and research. The participating artists were selected for a year of guided practice by the incubator team, with the support of Haifa Museums throughout their creative processes. They were chosen based on their ambitious and feasible ideas for deep, original exploration—conceptual, research-based, and identity-driven—each within her own specific project, and through collaboration with others in the creative process.The creative process began in the midst of one war and reached its peak during another.

The projects seek to gather human forces in the face of reality and in relation to it—to act upon it rather than be acted upon. To create, to instill meaning, to insist on the spirit, to activate parts of existence that fall silent in the face of sirens and bombings. They ask questions marked with exclamation points; they all occur “nevertheless.” This is art grounded in urgency and a commitment to life in its fullest form.

“Shared Critical” is an art exhibition that insists on shared identity elements that build society and shape it together.

Oz Zluf
Curator of the Hamama - Incubator for Place based Art