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Earth echoes11/20/2023 In this exhibition we wish to give a voice to the earth and its existential state today, and raise awareness to the broader meanings of the relationship between the creator-clay–earth.Ĭhanges that have occurred to the forms of life in the modern era have brought about a change in the way we use terms relating to the world in which we live. However, in current times human beings have attempted to straighten the earth rapidly so as to adapt it to their needs the earth’s resources are consumed in unprecedented speed and force, bringing about radical climate changes and destroying the ecological equilibrium. For millions of years forces of nature shaped the landscape. But the earth from which the clay is extracted today, has undergone many changes that have profoundly altered it. The beauty and the qualities inherent in clay are revealed to the artists who choose to work with it today as much as in the past. The fire burned them into earthenware and they eventually returned to the earth, becoming remnants of their culture. The hands of artists from different cultures kneaded and molded it to make useful /utensils, ritual artifacts, idols and statues. Do you not hear the sound of her breeze, long and lasting? … ”įrom the dawn of time and to this day, man has used clay, which comes from the earth. ![]() When she awakens, thousands of pores in the ground sigh and sob. “Tzu-Chi once said:” The great earth inhales and exhales. ![]() Curators: Shir Meller-Yamaguchi and Anat Turobowicz
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