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Of Matter and Spirit XXIX, (4th century BCE), Avdat National Park, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit XXX, (4th century BCE), Avdat National Park, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit XXXI, (4th century BCE), Avdat National Park, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit XX, (63 BCE), Bet She'an National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XXI, (63 BCE), Bet She'an National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XXII, (63 BCE), Bet She'an National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XXIII, (63 BCE), Bet She'an National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XXIV, (63 BCE), Bet She'an National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XXXIV, (4th century BCE), Avdat National Park, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit XXXV, (4th century BCE), Avdat National Park, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit III, (4th to the late 2nd century BCE), Apollonia National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit II, (1st – 3rd centuries CE), Apollonia National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit VI, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XIX, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit VII, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XXVI, (Laid Stones I), Ramon Crater, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit XXXII, (4th century BCE), Avdat National Park, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit XXXIII, (Clouds Above Avdat), Avdat National Park, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit XXVII, (Laid Stones II), Ramon Crater, 2023
Of Matter and Spirit VIII, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit I, (The Yarkon River), 2022
Of Matter and Spirit IX, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit X, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit IV, (prickly pear cactus), Apollonia National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XXV, (63 BCE), Bet She'an National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XI, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XII, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit V, (Bare Tree), Apollonia National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XIII, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XIV, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XV, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XVI, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XVII, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit XVIII, (37 BCE-324CE), Caesarea National Park, 2022
Of Matter and Spirit
These sites are conveyed as a stage for a dramatic sphere of nature and human traces within long-abandoned places. By underlying a method of work that stems from a set of cinematic techniques, simulating a night scene in broad daylight, I react to the ever-shifting interplay of light, shadows, and the passage of time. Light flows as a metaphor for life's presence and shadow as its embedded memory in stone. Nature boldly reclaims fallen pillars, fish swim freely as a representation of the elusive unconscious, broken mosaic fragments and human statues telling tales about declined civilizations. Do these scenes evoke a sense of calm, hinting at the imminent arrival of something or someone? I witnessed the remaining fortresses and towers once provided security but now stand unprotected, symbolizing our vulnerability, arrogance and transient human nature, serving as a poignant reminder of the emotions we experience in current times. These nuanced layers attempt to encourage contemplation on the essence of humanity, emphasizing the metaphysical journey from one place to another and seeming suspended in the space between matter and spirit.
Lior Herchkovitz, Tel Aviv, 2024