Talisman’s current work explores history and our collective memory of violent events. In her video, she explores the crisis of the moment by looking at the adaptation and interpretation of mass media images and their integration in everyday life.

The work combines sound from public archives (such as the UN General Assembly, U.S. Courts, etc) and current footage that was shot on ordinary locations, depicting everyday events. The juxtaposition of these elements is unsettling, and reveals the complicated reality in which we live.

Nomi Talisman works with photography, video, and other art forms. She likes to use the colors orange, blue and has a special fondness for hard drives (which probably means she's a geek). She has exhibited her work in Israel, where she was born, and in England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Canada and the U.S. Her video work often explores the relationships between home movies, amateur films and mainstream cinema, and has been screened internationally. She likes to experiment with sound in her movies, although she would not call herself a musician. Neither would her landlord, dog, or her partner. Talisman currently lives in San Francisco, CA.