Tamar Hirschfeld was born in 1984 in Jerusalem. She holds a diploma from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, where she was trained as a painter before beginning her work in mixed media such as video and installation. She has also studied at
Villa Arson (Nice) and at
Le Fresnoy (Tourcoing). Her work has been shown at Marseille's International Cinema Festival (FID Marseille).