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In the blink of an eye - Dalia meraiot-Single Exhibition
In the blink of an eye - Dalia meraiot-Single Exhibition - Blue Bird Gallery' Curator: Sarah Raz
Many millions of years ago, on the slopes of the cliffs of
the Zin River within the heart of the desert, the slow movement of water and
wind, and the influence of sky, began to create sculptural outlines in the soft
limestone soil.
For the past seven years, I have found my place in Sde
Boker, in this arid desert area, near the cliffs of the streambed.
For a long time, I wondered as a riddle what was the hidden
thing that motivated me time after time to seek the closeness of the mountains.
Indeed, I returned to be near the mountains in the heat of the blazing sun, the
sandstorms, and on winter days, as if searching for a precious treasure
withheld from my understanding.
Several years have passed, and now, after two painful events
in my life,
One day it happened...
There, in front of the sculptural opposite mountain cliffs,
where a human foot may never have set foot and free of distracting contexts of
the obscene, the miraculous indeed happened. It was a fraction of a fleeting
moment, when my gaze was caught somewhere on the slope of the mountain or in a
rock alcove, my soul let go of dignity and allowed itself to touch a hidden
place within it. Oh then, sights and images from my inner world projected
against me like a crystal ball.
Admittedly, in some puzzling cases the sights cloaked in secret, were discovered...Are the sights revealed consequences of my soul... I did wonder...Was it my soul that chose to bring them up from my personal past? .. Or alternatively, they hint at future occurrences...
And perhaps, as my thoughts sailed, some of the sights that
were revealed came to tell me about something infinite that is in me, beyond
myself, beyond the worlds I knew, beyond my power to imagine... and that there
are things in me that I will never be able to comprehend.
I documented the sights through the camera lens. I illuminated and emphasized the process of creating the sights that were discovered, while preserving their original outline. These works are presented to you.
Dalia meraiot - photo credit
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