Pine tree and Jewish National Fund tree certificate
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“For the glory of the nation, a tree has been planted on your daughter's behalf” A hidden memory is stored in a couple of inanimate objects, bridging a deep narrative...
“For the glory of the nation, a tree has been planted on your daughter's behalf”
A hidden memory is stored in a couple of inanimate objects, bridging a deep narrative that involves many invisible layers of control. A small pine tree removed from its context, becomes a symbol of geographical claim, no longer being appropriated as nature. The work questions fundamental issues of colonization and the restructuring of the landscape as a form of propaganda. It is emblematic of a strategy of reforestation undertaken by the Israeli government in Palestinian territories since the 40s. The tree and certificate embody a battle over meanings and appropriations, with multiple truths.
ARCANA IMPERII. Art Research on Bureaucracy, curated by Oriol Fontdevila, Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània. València, Spain, 2017 WE HAVE THE WEIGHTS, WE HAVE THE MEASURES, Copperfield Gallery, London, UK, 2017
Non Non Fiction, curated by Moran Sulmirski Noam and Dvir Shaked, Emuna College, Jerusalem, Israel, 2019 Anecdotes of Origins (working title), A plus A Gallery, Venice, Italy, 2019