Malkiella Benchabat X ABS Objects
Untitled (2019)
This project presents a poetic visual dialogue between photography and ceramics, exploring the intimate relationship between humans and objects.
A collection of hybrid images combines various mediums, techniques, and styles, each telling a layered story of connection. At the center is a ceramic object, designed by Avi Ben Shoshan, which acts as a missing body part—completing the human form and generating a two-dimensional and three-dimensional symbiosis. The collages blur the boundaries between person and object, evoking questions about presence, function, and form.
The visual compositions were created through xerox prints of 35mm black-and-white film, photographed and developed by Malkiella Benchabat. These prints were then combined with ceramic pieces to form a physical collage, which was photographed again using a digital camera to produce the final result. The process itself becomes a layered act of re-interpretation.
A rich conversation around composition and craft emerged between the designer and the photographer—linking disciplines through form, shadow, and history. The body and the object interchange roles within the frame, at times indistinguishable from one another. The works allude to iconic moments in art and photography history, challenging the division between crafts, bodies, and disciplines.
Photography: Malkiella Benchabat
Art & Objects: Avi Ben Shoshan
Model: Omer Ga'ash





