Encounter at the exhibition Shira Zelwer: Gathering of Birds (Hebrew)

Encounter with the exhibition curator, Emanuela Calò and the artist

Four hundred birds made of wax stand still on the gallery floor, each sculpted and handpainted with meticulous attention to each feather. Shira Zelwer presents a selection of 86 bird species observed in Israel, based on the book Birds of Our Land Atlas. Wax is a stable material that is also soft and pliable, and always in danger of melting, qualities that may be seen as analogous to human vulnerability. The artist uses it to create a parable about place, identity, and belonging.

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Spaces are limited.
Participation in the encounter includes entrance ticket to the Museum.