Born in Geneva, Switzerland, 1926 - in Israel since 1948.
28 years photographer at the Facultry of Architecture, Technion, Haifa.
Ben-Arieh works mainly with the method of photomontage. His photographs are cormposed of a number of negatives, which were taken at various locations and times, and were assembled by him into final prints in the darkroom.
In the artist's pictures there frequently appear female nude motives, which seem to connect themselves with imaginary scenery. The result is the creation of a different reality which emerges from the unconscious and is related with the world of myths and archetypes.
Ben-Arieh also took part in international exhibitions and participated in five international photographic meetings in Arles (France). [PLUS...]