Shimon Finkelstein works with freeform wood, discarded furniture, and reclaimed materials, allowing the existing shapes and imperfections of each piece to guide his process. Rather than beginning with pristine materials, he is drawn to wood that already carries a history—fragments that have been used, weathered, broken, or left behind.

These found materials become the foundation for new forms. Their knots, curves, worn surfaces, and irregular edges are not concealed, but incorporated into the work, creating a dialogue between what the material once was and what it is becoming.
Each project emphasizes construction, material character, and the fabrication logic that brings the object to light.

The process is one of transformation rather than erasure: discarded materials are given another life without losing the evidence of the one they had before.

Through this approach, his work explores the relationship between material, memory, and form, finding possibility in objects that might otherwise have been overlooked or thrown away.