Participate and be impressed and inspired by design exhibitions by local and international activists, and take part in unique events and installations. Every year, festival guests will enjoy dozens of exhibitions, installations, events, and unique projects featuring dozens of local and international designers. The theme of this year's event is "Lies and Falsehoods" a phenomenon that accompanies us from the dawn of humanity, from Adam and Eve in Paradise, to the present day.
While this topic was always prevalent in human cultures, nowadays it has gained an unprecedented momentum. The digital age has brought about a fundamental undermining of all that is considered to be authentic and the truth. Fake news, deepfake, and deliberate deception have become an integral part of our reality. As part of Jerusalem Design Week 2023, his role will be discussed by the designers. Among others, the event will examine the meaning of illusions – through works that hide the truth and create parallel realities. Other creations are dedicated to discovery and exposure, along with the possibility of truth and authenticity in the form of lies and falsehood.
Design Week hosts exhibitions and encourages outstanding collaborations between artists and cultural institutions.
Among the events, exhibitions, and exhibits at the Hansen House:
- An integrated exhibition led by designer Shachar Kedem in collaboration with the Natural History Museum examines the response of local artists to the act of taxidermy, influencing nature and other aspects of the complex relationship between humans and their surroundings.
- Dr. Jonathan Ventura and Galit Bo are curating an exhibition on a mobilized design that will reveal how objects and consumer products are harnessed as mechanisms for spreading social messages.
- TYPOMANIA, a group of graphic designers from Moscow presents works by designers from all over the world as part of an exhibition of posters dedicated to discussing truth and falsehood.
- The "Matchmaker" project will deal with urban—Jerusalem mythologies, managed by the new matchmakers Noa Rich and Yochai Alush. The project brings together designers, storytellers, and guides from Jerusalem who will discuss iconic buildings throughout the city and create new and surprising memories of the places, the people, and the stories behind them.
The spaces of the design and research academies will function as shop windows; an avenue of pavilions of prophets and fortune-tellers will offer passers-by false and true predictions about their future. Throughout the Hansen House, there will be additional exhibits and events dedicated to manipulation, man-machine, wizardry in design, propaganda, and more.
