Ilana Yahav

Ilana Yahav is an Israeli puppeteer and sand animation performance artist who is known for performing her sand arts in front of audiences, clips, and ads. Earlier in her career, she ran a studio that created latex puppets, specialized in special effects for movie productions and ads. While there, Ilana created puppets for an Israeli satire program known as Chartzufim, based on Spitting Image. Other than that, Yahav has performed at the Kremlin and before the King of Spain, and the King of Belgium, according to archived documents. While doing Chartzufim, she got to work alongside Rechov Sumsum puppeteer Gilles Ben-David (known for being Moishe Oofnik). I personally think she should have performed/assisted on that international co-production of Sesame Street, but she probably never heard of that show. Ilana Yahav is more well known for doing sand art since she's been doing it for years even landing her on Israel's Got Talent in 2018. An article stated that each performance requires preparations in advance with sketches on the sand table, followed by extensive changes leading up to the final version. During performances, she uses her hands to create pictures in sand on a transparent table while a camera above her shows the creation on a screen live. Ilana is apparently showing the world how incredible sand art can be thanks to some music and light to assist her performances. Yahav should remember her puppetry career before the big breakthrough into her sand animation performances for everyone. Whether it's puppetry or sand art, she sure knows how to be artistic which I must say is impressive. I wonder if Ben-David ever told her about Rechov Sumsum while working on Chartzufim. Ilana Yahav, you've really impressed audiences with your fabulous sand art performances. You also did great at creating realistic latex puppets at your studio for a time. Keep on impressing everyone with your sand arts and maybe get in touch with Gilles Ben-David, if you have his contact that is, which I doubt. You're so artistic Ilana. Great work Yahav!

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