Maïell was inspired by the name
combination of Maïa & Hillel.
They met in Paris in October 2018 and their chemistry led them to debut their work officialy in 2019
with their exhibition A portrait of Tel Aviv.
Since then, they focus on Photography
and Video, creating exhibitions, books, and films
between France and Israel.
Hillel B.Z. Perlov & Maïa Aboualiten
2026 Life, Plant, City - Group Exhibition, Liebling Haus, Tel Aviv
2025 Naturally Urban - Short documentary
2025 Shivtown - Photo exhibition, The PhotoHouse, Tel Aviv
Curated by Maïa Aboualiten, additional curation: Shiraz Grinbaum
2025 Shivtown - Short documentary, 25 min, Co-production France-Israel
Supported by CNC, Région Sud, Rabinowitz Foundation & Arava Center
2024 Production grant from CNC (National Cinema French Fund)
2024 Re-writing residence - GREC (Scholarship from CNC), Port-de-Bouc, France
2023 Artistic residence - Manuel Rivera Ortiz Foundation - Arles, France
2022 The inPrint Art Book Fair - Jerusalem
2021 Foreign Bodies Introduction - duo Exhibition - Karine Meyer Gallery, Arles
Curated by Maïell
2021 Research Lab - Liebling Haus, Tel Aviv
2021 The Photobook Group Exhibition - Indie Gallery, Tel Aviv
Curated by Danielle Gorodendzik
2020 Rea Print Fair - Rea Print House, Tel Aviv, Jaffa
2020 All Analogue - Group Exhibition - Tel Aviv
Curated by Noam Friedman
2020 A Portrait of Tel Aviv - duo Exhibition - Hakrechtz Gallery, Jaffa
Curated by Maïell
