Ilana Yahav (Hebrew: אילנה יהב) is a sand animation performance artist from Israel.

During this time she created puppets for a political satire program on Israeli television called Chartzufim,[4] based on the British show Spitting Image.

Each performance requires lengthy preparations beginning with numerous sketches and experiments on the sand table itself.

[6] During the performances, Yahav uses her hands to create images in sand on a transparent back-lit table, while a video camera positioned above her displays the emerging creation on a screen in real-time.

Lights emerge from under the transparent table and a soundtrack plays which has been selected by her to convey specific messages and sensations.