Born in England, Safran-Hon grew up in Israel. She received her BA Summa Cum Laude from Brandeis University, 2008, and an MFA from Yale University School of Art in 2010. Safran-Hon attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2012 and Art Omi residency in 2016. She had solo exhibitions at Slag Gallery, NYC, Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland and Marfa Contemporary, Marfa, TX and group shows at Haifa Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, Marianne Boesky Gallery, P.P.O.W Gallery and Asya Geisberg Gallery as well as at NURTUREart and Momenta Art, Brooklyn. Safran-Hon was a visiting artist at Montclair State University, Towson University, Caldwell University, Yale University and Vassar College.
The paintings I make combine cement, fabric, lace, acrylic and photographs. They depict architectural spaces that have long been neglected and only traces of human inhabitance are left, seen in the leftover household items that have become trash and in the colorful layers of wall paint. These spaces, rooms, corners, doorways, windows, reflect the narratives of the people who used to live there. Through the meticulous process of making these paintings I reconstruct these spaces and retell the stories embedded in the walls. The histories ingrained in architectural spaces hold in themselves the policies and actions taken against civilian population. Our collective histories as well as our personal narratives are connected to the built environment and to the ability to access and create a home. These homes and communities are then regulated by political powers. In the region where I grew up the historical narrative as well as the current political state of affairs are linked to the way our cities and landscapes are constructed. In a world engulfed in wars and refugees fleeing their homes my work reflects on the continuation of historical events on our current environment.