מיה מגנט | Maya Magnat
I am an artist, speaker, and independent researcher exploring intimacy, online culture, and the digital lives of teenagers. Growing up surrounded by screens, the internet, and video games, I’ve long been fascinated by our evolving relationship with the technologies that shape our lives.
My work weaves together art, education, intimacy, and technology. As an artist, I create interactive performances that use technology not only as a tool but also as a subject and a creative language. My works invite audiences to reconsider how technology influences thier worlds.
Alongside my artistic practice, I am a certified sex educator with years of experience working with teens—both face-to-face and online—as an educator, content developer, and digital community and content manager.
I hold a BA in Theater Directing and Teaching from Seminar Hakibbutzim, an MFA in Performance from Tel Aviv University, and an MA in Educational Technology from the University of Haifa. My thesis explored how YouTubers who create sex education content have become informal educators in the digital age.
Currently, I work as Digital Spaces and Innovation Manager at ELEM Digital, an NGO providing online support for teens in distress. I also lecture regularly to both professional and general audiences on topics such as intimacy and technology, youth online behavior, and digital performance. I teach in sex education and sex therapy training programs and in various clinical and educational settings.
Whether through my work with at-risk youth, public talks, or artistic projects, I strive to discover and design new ways in which technology can foster closeness, intimacy, and meaningful human connection.
My work has been featured in festivals, exhibitions, and cultural events in Israel and abroad, including the International Women’s Health Conference, the Print Screen Festival for Digital Culture, the Israel Festival, the Biennale of the Moving Image in Frankfurt, Arse Elektronika in Vienna, and re:publica digital culture festival in Berlin.
