Lena Levit

Zichron Ya'akov, Israel

Setting the worldin motion.

My name is Lena Levit, and I'm from Zichron Ya'akov. I'm a mechanical engineer who, after many years of trying to understand how the world works, decided to simply set it in motion myself. I started painting even before I started learning solid mechanics, and in recent years I've been combining these two passions.

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Kinetic sculptureIn motion

Selected Works

Each piece twice over — the still object on the left, the same work set in motion on the right. Painted, engineered, and printed to move.

Jerusalem Hamsa — It Spins, and Thank God — Wall relief by Lena LevitStill
In motion

Jerusalem Hamsa — It Spins, and Thank God

The Montefiore Mill: it grinds prayers, brings good luck, and protects against the evil eye better than any gyroscope.

Wall relief
Haifa Hamsa — Up the Hill and Down Again — Wall relief by Lena LevitStill
In motion

Haifa Hamsa — Up the Hill and Down Again

The ultimate talisman for anyone tired of uncertainty. This 3D-printed amulet guarantees your life will become just as predictable as the cable car route.

Wall relief
Tel Aviv Hamsa — Midday Breeze — Wall relief by Lena LevitStill
In motion

Tel Aviv Hamsa — Midday Breeze

A tribute to the unique rhythm of the White City. On a typical Tel Aviv balcony, laundry flutters peacefully as it dries. This animated installation conveys the feeling of a summer day, the warmth, and that very moment of serenity from which the everyday life of this city by the sea is woven.

Wall relief
Cat Sommelier — Wall relief by Lena LevitStill
In motion

Cat Sommelier

This cat has his own relationship with physics. While everyone else lives by Newton's rules, his drop of wine confidently flows upwards — straight from the bottle into the glass. If you're in the right mood and in the right city, even gravity might make an exception and go along with you.

Wall relief
Gefilte Fish — Jerusalem Style — Wall relief by Lena LevitStill
In motion

Gefilte Fish — Jerusalem Style

In front of you is a unique type of fish that doesn't just swim, it carries a cultural code. Its eyes move in different directions — one watches the heavenly Jerusalem on its back, while the other checks out the discounts at the Mahane Yehuda market's pike.

Wall relief
Dreams of Amsterdam — Relief on canvas by Lena LevitStill
In motion

Dreams of Amsterdam

Drawn by L. Levit, reviewed by A. Popov. Don't be fooled by her closed eyes — the woman is simply scanning her inner world to see if she feels like working. The cigarette, coffee, and Amsterdam scenery are included to create the appearance of a bustling lifestyle.

Relief on canvas
The Rooster in Love — Relief on canvas · Homage to Chagall by Lena LevitStill
In motion

The Rooster in Love

Techno-Romance. Proof that if a rooster in love has "balls for wheels," it’s not a diagnosis, but an engineering solution.

Relief on canvas · Homage to Chagall
The Mandala of Desires — Wall relief by Lena LevitStill
In motion

The Mandala of Desires

This fish clearly knows more than it lets on. While its scales shimmer with mandala patterns, promising spiritual enlightenment, its mouth opens in anticipation… of what? … fresh food? A kinetic installation that, with gentle irony, combines lofty spiritual pursuits with earthly needs.

Wall relief
In motion

The Spotlight Reversed, or E2–E4

One little white pawn, the one that makes the first move, fell in love with the black king. But there is no reciprocity in this world — the king fell in love with the queen. So, just for fun, they set up a battle. Who is destined to die first? The little white pawn… But she was no fool. She said, "F*ck you both, I’m out of the game," dropped down, and played dead. That’s the end of the story.

Illuminated object
Idly Scratching — Wall relief by Lena LevitStill
In motion

Idly Scratching

Said the masterpiece, “Icons must pose!” When a ladybug landed right close. With a reach and a scratch, she corrected the batch — that’s how blue-tinted freedom arose!

Wall relief
Icarus — Wall relief by Lena LevitStill
In motion

Icarus

“Fly, baby, fly!” “Too close to the sun? What difference does it make whose heart is beating in your chest, as long as it’s mechanical. One turn of the Geneva drive — and you burn as David, as Marilyn, or as Caravaggio. The show must go on!”

Wall relief

About

I breathe life into monumental art and architectural forms through engineering — creating kinetic 3D sculptures and reliefs where mechanics meet artistic expression.

By combining 3D printing with precision engineering, I transform static art into continuous movement and emotion. My mission is to blur the line between rigorous technical calculation and pure aesthetics.

In my work, I use 3D printing and kinetic mechanisms to make architectural lines and artistic motifs move, interact with the viewer, and tell stories through movement.

Based in
Zichron Ya'akov
Discipline
Mechanical Eng.
Practice
Kinetic sculpture

From painting to motion

A single line of work runs through every piece — from the first drawing to the moment it turns.

  1. 01

    Painting

    Every piece begins with a drawing. A gesture, a curve, a movement — everything I want to capture before it becomes something mechanical.

  2. 02

    Mechanism

    The concept takes shape in the form of connecting elements, gears, and belt drives — the engineering solutions that determine exactly how the movement will be carried out.

  3. 03

    Printing

    Parts are 3D-printed to fine tolerances, tuned and reprinted until each joint turns exactly as the mechanism demands.

  4. 04

    Motion

    Assembled and driven, the sculpture comes alive — a moving painting that keeps repainting itself in light and shadow.