Naama Ben Zur-Shprintz

The work examines the connection between the body and the earth – as an emotionally charged

material – and the meditative experience created through repetitive action. Through continuous

contact between the body and the material, both a physical and conscious transformation take place:

skin cells merge with the soil, thoughts and emotions are pushed aside, and the void takes shape.

Through the monotonous motions of kneading, pressing, rolling, sanding, and grinding, a spiritual

space emerges – one in which the mud alters the maker’s consciousness, and the maker, in turn,

 

transforms the material. It becomes charged with new meaning and shaped like a simulated string of

pearls, until the moment of encounter with the water.

A closed circle of temporary creation and disintegration.

 

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