

Original music is sometimes composed and produced especially for this purpose. Lights emerge from under the transparent table and a soundtrack plays which has been selected by her to convey specific messages and sensations. The table resets with a new path as soon as it completes a pattern. Music and light form important elements of Yahav's creations. Guided by a magnet beneath the surface, the ball creates intricate grooves in the top layer of sand until the table is unplugged. During the performances, Yahav uses her hands to create images in sand on a transparent back-lit table, while a video camera positioned above her displays the emerging creation on a screen in real-time. The creation generally undergoes extensive changes until the final version is crystallized. Yahav has performed at the Kremlin, as well as before the King of Spain, and the King of Belgium.Įach performance requires lengthy preparations beginning with numerous sketches and experiments on the sand table itself. The acrylic table top keeps sand and mess under control and allows tactile and sensory play with a wide range of materials to create art with light. During this time she created puppets for a political satire program on Israeli television called Chartzufim, based on the British show Spitting Image.
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She later ran a studio which created realistic latex puppets, specializing in special effects for movie productions and advertisements. Yahav studied sand art in Hollywood, New York and London.
