Sclesinger is an Israeli artist and sculptor. The foundation of his work is often based on everyday objects, de-familiarising and repurposing items we have grown accustomed to. The aesthetics of his sculptures generally focus on strong lines and geometry relating to the weaving twists and turns of natural life and the rigidness of the man-made world.

He places placing objects in unnatural surroundings, or at angles which appear to be going against the laws of gravity. An example of this is “Two Good Reasons” where two pieces of paper balance precariously against each other. Another example is “three Romans club VII” where two knives balance a lit candle. This technique makes the audience feel uncomfortable and seems to foreshadow a problem and suggest the inevitability of something going wrong. A big part of his work seems to involve fire or things being burnt such as his piece, ‘Elvira’ 2007, where blocks of wood are burnt in weaving and interweaving patterns. An interesting part of these pieces is the contrast between how easily and quickly things can be burnt away and destroyed. This contrasts with the great care and time Schlesinger takes to create such interesting pieces - this could be him implying the care we as a society should give to our surroundings which we conceive as burning or a lost cause/ unhelp-able. Alternatively / additionally he could be suggesting the burning out of our civilization and the ‘flickers’ of hope for our future.