LO-11 Women Practitioners

Yael Braha is a large-scale dynamic display designer. Braha combines traditional and non-traditional art to creates pieces that combine fine arts and digital fabrication. Braha studied Graphic Design at the European Institute of Design in Rome. After immigrating to the US, she got a Masters of Fine Arts in Cinema at San Francisco State University. Her work has been displayed all across the world for 20 years and is currently based out of Canada.

Braha and her team created Tree of Changes, using 3d-modeling, custom machine learning programs, and fabrication, for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for the 2015 Market Street Prototyping Festival. This piece is an interactive sculpture that creates light patterns based on the viewers voice. I admire how this piece speaks to people of all ages because it highlights how Braha’s artistic sensibilities show up in her work. Braha notes her work is inspired by her roots as the daughter of refugees which taught her to value knowledge over belongings. With this piece she not only creates universal interest but also provides them with insight on how cutting-edge technology is being used to create art today. I also admire the aesthetic of the piece in contrast with the night sky.