A place of our Own

About the Author

Iris Hassid is an Israeli photographer and artist who lives and works in Tel Aviv. She is co-founder and co-manager of the collective contemporary art gallery Binyamin. Her long-term projects predominantly focus on the identity and culture of young women and adolescents from different backgrounds. Relationships and collaborations with the subjects of her photographs form the basis of her way of working.
Hassid has a BA in Political Science from Tel Aviv University and studied at the Camera Obscura School of Art. She also holds an M.F.A from the University of Haifa. Her work has been exhibited widely in Israel and many other countries.

Manal Shalabi lives in Haifa. She is a lecturer, activist, and feminist researcher. She has a PhD in social work from the University of Haifa, and a social worker specializing in the treatment of gender-based violence. Shalabi is the Founder and General Director of Adar Foundation, a forum for professional men and women in the fight against crimes against women.

Gilad Melzer lives and works in Tel Aviv. He is a cultural and art researcher, curator, senior lecturer in the Midrasha Faculty of Arts, and art and literature critic. Meltzer studied film at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and cultural studies at New York University. He has directed documentaries, written for television series, and was editor of the magazine Hamidrasha.