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תאריך 31/10/2018
תאריך תפוגה 15/12/2018
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תקציר
The Jesse Cohen Museum presents: "We Are Natives".
תיאור
​An exhibition by Tamir Erlich. Curator: Eyal Danon, Director of the Center for Digital Art. Archeology Curator: Galit Litani. Art​​​​​​​ifact Preservation: Elisheva Kamaisky, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Archeological artifacts from the Bronze Age from the Jesse Cohen neighborhood and found in the Holon municipality’s storage will be presented, for the first time, in this exhibition. The artist Tamir Erlich, together with members of the community, will restore the artifacts, interpret them and put them in modern artistic context. The audience will be invited to take part in and discover the restored artifacts, and experience the work of an archeologist.

The Holon Center for Digital Art, situated in the Jesse Cohen neighborhood, will present the exhibition “We Are Natives” by Tamir Erlich – artist, Bezalel graduate and resident of the Jesse Cohen neighborhood, together with neighborhood residents. The grand opening is on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 20:00. Ends Saturday, December 15, 2019.

The Jesse Cohen Museum, active since 2016, was founded by artists Effie and Amir and is managed with a team of local residents. The museum is a long-term project aimed at documenting the history of the Jesse Cohen neighborhood, interpreting it, and placing it in a modern artistic context. The project and the We Are Natives exhibit expand the neighborhood’s history to the Bronze Age and offer residents and visitors new ways of understanding the area.

The exhibition began with the research process by the Jesse Cohen Museum after museum staff learned of archeologist Yariv Shapira's 1965 excavation in the neighborhood. The dig included artifacts from five prehistoric (Chalcolithic) settlement layers until the Late Bronze Age. The research team was shocked to discover that the Antiquities Authority did not have any record of these findings or any information about their whereabouts. After further research, the findings were discovered in the Holon municipality’s storage packed away and forgotten in boxes.

The exhibit will display, non-linearly, three periods in the site's timeline: (1) the Late Bronze Age (the Canaanite Period), a historic period of particular importance to Israel, which ended in the destruction and burning of local villages and the conquest of Canaan by the “Sea Peoples” and Israelites; (2) 1965, the discovery of the neighborhood archeological site, presented through documentation by Yariv Shapira and the excavation team; (3) the present, a view of the archeological site in modern times after it was covered over.

In addition to the original artifacts, the exhibit will also display a monumental reconstruction of the remains of a Canaanite residential structure, discovered during the recovery effort. The exhibit will include hundreds of pieces of ancient pottery, replicated by Tamir Erlich in collaboration with members of the community. The works will be buried, and the audience will be invited to join in the recovery effort and experience the work of an archeologist.

The findings and exhibit are a major community achievement. Restoration efforts brought together various local groups, demonstrating cooperation and the connection between the artifacts and the neighborhood. On the other hand, as a restoration effort, the project fails to fully replicate the original works in terms of material, shape and appearance. The gap between the original artifacts and the restoration is symbolic of the gap between the historic narrative of the archeological findings and the modern history of the neighborhood and its residents. This puts into question the ability of residents, including Tamir, to create a collective identity and connection to the place in which they live using the archeological findings.

Opening hours of the Israeli Center for Digit​al Art:
Tuesday: 16:00 – 20:00, Wednesday and Thursday: 14:00 – 18:00, Saturday: 11:00 – 15:00
4 Ha’Amoraim Street, Holon. Phone: 03-556-8792

"We Are Natives". Items from the exhibition. Photo: the Center for Digital Art
תמונה
Jesse Cohen's excavation site, 1965. Photo: Yariv Shapira
מחושב-שנה 2018
מחושב-חודש 10
קישור נוסף
קבצים מצורפים

New Exhibit at the Holon Center for Digital Art

The Jesse Cohen Museum presents: "We Are Natives".
Jesse Cohen's excavation site, 1965. Photo: Yariv Shapira
​An exhibition by Tamir Erlich. Curator: Eyal Danon, Director of the Center for Digital Art. Archeology Curator: Galit Litani. Art​​​​​​​ifact Preservation: Elisheva Kamaisky, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Archeological artifacts from the Bronze Age from the Jesse Cohen neighborhood and found in the Holon municipality’s storage will be presented, for the first time, in this exhibition. The artist Tamir Erlich, together with members of the community, will restore the artifacts, interpret them and put them in modern artistic context. The audience will be invited to take part in and discover the restored artifacts, and experience the work of an archeologist.

The Holon Center for Digital Art, situated in the Jesse Cohen neighborhood, will present the exhibition “We Are Natives” by Tamir Erlich – artist, Bezalel graduate and resident of the Jesse Cohen neighborhood, together with neighborhood residents. The grand opening is on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 20:00. Ends Saturday, December 15, 2019.

The Jesse Cohen Museum, active since 2016, was founded by artists Effie and Amir and is managed with a team of local residents. The museum is a long-term project aimed at documenting the history of the Jesse Cohen neighborhood, interpreting it, and placing it in a modern artistic context. The project and the We Are Natives exhibit expand the neighborhood’s history to the Bronze Age and offer residents and visitors new ways of understanding the area.

The exhibition began with the research process by the Jesse Cohen Museum after museum staff learned of archeologist Yariv Shapira's 1965 excavation in the neighborhood. The dig included artifacts from five prehistoric (Chalcolithic) settlement layers until the Late Bronze Age. The research team was shocked to discover that the Antiquities Authority did not have any record of these findings or any information about their whereabouts. After further research, the findings were discovered in the Holon municipality’s storage packed away and forgotten in boxes.

The exhibit will display, non-linearly, three periods in the site's timeline: (1) the Late Bronze Age (the Canaanite Period), a historic period of particular importance to Israel, which ended in the destruction and burning of local villages and the conquest of Canaan by the “Sea Peoples” and Israelites; (2) 1965, the discovery of the neighborhood archeological site, presented through documentation by Yariv Shapira and the excavation team; (3) the present, a view of the archeological site in modern times after it was covered over.

In addition to the original artifacts, the exhibit will also display a monumental reconstruction of the remains of a Canaanite residential structure, discovered during the recovery effort. The exhibit will include hundreds of pieces of ancient pottery, replicated by Tamir Erlich in collaboration with members of the community. The works will be buried, and the audience will be invited to join in the recovery effort and experience the work of an archeologist.

The findings and exhibit are a major community achievement. Restoration efforts brought together various local groups, demonstrating cooperation and the connection between the artifacts and the neighborhood. On the other hand, as a restoration effort, the project fails to fully replicate the original works in terms of material, shape and appearance. The gap between the original artifacts and the restoration is symbolic of the gap between the historic narrative of the archeological findings and the modern history of the neighborhood and its residents. This puts into question the ability of residents, including Tamir, to create a collective identity and connection to the place in which they live using the archeological findings.

Opening hours of the Israeli Center for Digit​al Art:
Tuesday: 16:00 – 20:00, Wednesday and Thursday: 14:00 – 18:00, Saturday: 11:00 – 15:00
4 Ha’Amoraim Street, Holon. Phone: 03-556-8792

"We Are Natives". Items from the exhibition. Photo: the Center for Digital Art
Posted on: 10/31/2018