Survival Rituals

Ruhk Art Hub / Tuasho /Basel Art Center – Basel Art Week

Shaul Tzemach

"Survival Rituals" explores the threshold between generative algorithms and physical reality. The exhibition functions as a modern ritual, bridging contemporary technologies – CNC, 3D printing, and generative code – with traditional practices like press printing and paper cutting.

At the core of this work lies a tension between survival and inheritance. I examine how form persists in the face of decay, translating the ephemeral flow of data into tangible matter. Each piece serves as a technological attempt to stabilize the "edge of chaos," where the mechanical becomes a mediator for a "magical touch" - a moment where infinite complexity arises from simple laws.

Ultimately, this exhibition proposes that continuity is found not in perfection, but in our ability to maintain presence within the fracture. It navigates the collision between algorithmic speed, mechanical memory, and the resistance of matter, capturing the eternal mark of an unforeseen moment.

Exhibition Works

• Shamanic Vector (2025) – Plotter drawing

• The Cipher Ascent (2025) – Wood, CNC cut

• Threshold Membrane (2025) – Plotter drawing and paper cut

• The Structural Secret (2025) – 3D print

• The Envoy of Time (2025) – 3D print

• The Void Geometry (2025) – 3D print

• Ancient Echo (2019) – Press print

• The Law of the Unforeseen (2025) – Kinetic installation, metal and electronic system

• Event Horizon (2025) – Stainless steel, laser etching