An extraordinary meeting of humans, animals and art in a new exhibition for the whole family: Land & Sea.

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Chen Taoz’s light sculptures were chosen by the curators for the exhibition’s inaugural space, currently on display at the Man and the Living Museum until July 2024. Like shells in nature, these sculptures are also created through repetitive movement that seems accurate at first glance, but upon closer observation you can notice the differences that indicate natural formations in the case of shells, or or artist-made configurations in the creation of the luminous sculptures.

A permanent lighting installation for a square near a new school in Yeruham.

Inspired by the educational television program “Bli Sodot” (No Secrets), this sculpture features two figures facing one another, echoing a familiar phrase. Inside the head, an abstract scribble references the form of the brain. At night, LED lighting outlines the contours, revealing a glowing bulb that symbolizes a moment of insight - an idea lighting up the mind.

During a private visit to Chen Taoz’s solo exhibition, the Boulevard Company’s management team was excited by the Amaterasu installation, and decided to introduce special lighting to the lobby of the boutique building at 131 Jerusalem Boulevard, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, which is soon to be occupied. The light sculptures currently in production at the studio combine advanced technologies with traditional handwork. The ancient gold finish and the artistic touch is evident in every light sculpture, and is combined with high-quality LED lighting, to continue the local story of a vibrant modern atmosphere alongside the historical splendor of Jaffa.

We are very satisfied and love the result, and we’ve also received a lot of compliments! Thank you! –Valerie Geron.

Architect Leah Goth has spent a long time looking for an impressive and unique lighting fixture for her clients. The Big Sister’s Jewel creates an elegant and warm atmosphere in the luxury apartment, as a piece of art that illuminates the central and primary space in the project.

Hen Shai, a designer and the CEO of luxury interior design company OMI, asked for light sculptures that would suit the high-level spaces designed in a Hod Hasharon villa. In the living room shown in the photo, the 1.80-meter-tall Amaterasu light sculpture creates a singular atmosphere with its glossy finish. The sculpture is named after the Japanese sun goddess, and depicts her journey through the sky and the light she spreads, which is reflected in how the appearance of the statue changes throughout the day/night cycle and the influence of natural light combined with LED lighting. The sculptures were adapted to spaces in the villa designed with high-end furniture from all over the world.

You are very talented, the results are far beyond what I imagined! –interior designer Yifat Sasson

This house was designed with a mid-century style using bright colors and light sculptures per the Big Sister concept, a humorous response to Big Brother by Chen Taoz which was then adapted through contrasting colors and a diversity of metals and hand-blown colored glass materials. The sculptures designed for the entire space of the first floor are used for practical everyday lighting, introducing the spirit of Wonderland that the designer wanted to create within the spaces of the house.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! It looks… wow! I have no words to thank you for the joy the lighting sculptures bring me. –Jenny Golz

For this art-loving client’s living room space, Chen supplemented her light sculptures with a piece designed especially for the client: a wall-mounted light sculpture of Amaterasu inspired by the Japanese sun goddess, chosen for warm LED lighting that emanates between the slots of the handmade bent brass. The sculptures are lit by a separate switch, so the client can turn off the central lighting to create a completely different atmosphere in the space.

You’re a Godsend creator. - Jenny Golz

In accordance with the client’s bold and creative nature, Chen designed illuminating sculptures for all the spaces of the apartment, in a variety of finishes and a combination of flexible and dynamic asymmetrical structures. The Big Sister light sculpture was chosen for the kitchen space as a contrasting and cheerful color combination, which illuminates the island with warm lighting and provides a sense of movement that comes from the combination of shapes and colors, inspiring the mind to reach to the stars.

The lighting fixtures attached to the wall of this series look like tubes, or like small animals that shine from within. These works expand the role of lighting from a functional need to decorative objects that create a mysterious atmosphere, in which the light plays a role of ‘material’ emanating from the solid materials, illuminating them from within and affecting their surroundings. –from the text of the exhibition at the Vitrina Gallery in 2022-2023, written by curator Dr. Dalia Manor.