Public Movement is a research and performance body that explores and stages political actions within public spaces, museums, and cultural institutions. Since its establishment in 2006, the group has operated at the intersection of art and history, creating a variety of performative actions and choreographies including events, rituals, ceremonies, and political gatherings.
Over time, Public Movement has dedicated its efforts to examining the historic role of public space in the construction of civic life, cultural identities, and modes of belonging.
The group has developed a methodology of meticulous theoretical and historical research including archival study, group readings, and collaborations with various scholars and agents in the fields of sociology, political science, and cultural studies. This research is then embodied as live actions, performing political situations and institutional mechanisms, directing a public gaze at the heart of the conflict, and letting the friction perform itself.
In the past decade, the group focused on moving in and through museums, engaging the audience as active participants, and casting a spotlight on museum collections and artworks as they unveil their political and social narratives and ties. Public Movement observes, analyzes, and documents both physical and conceptual movements within the art institution, activating the museum as a public space.
Public Movement was co-founded by Omer Kreiger and Dana Yahalomi. In 2011, Yahalomi became the director of the group.
Head of Dramaturgy: Nir Shauloff
Head of Research: Lihi Levy
Public Movement Members: Gali Libraider Mualem, Maayan Choresh, Meshi Olinki, Avshalom Latucha