Lilie, Nitzan

Growing up in a small farm in Israel, surrounded by old agricultural machine parts and scrap metal, Nitzan spent his afternoons welding pieces together to make small sculptures by the age of 13. In 1995, Nitzan stumbled upon an opportunity to learn the basics of blacksmithing in Tel Aviv. In 1996, Nitzan left Israel to study blacksmithing in Europe. He was privileged to be an apprentice to Master Ilja Behal and Jiri Bata in Olomouc, Czech Republic . Later he moved to Prague to continue his training with Master Joseph Muk. Then Nitzan spent several months with Martin Broomberg in Corsica, France, putting what he had learned into practice. In 1998, Nitzan decided to settle in the United States.