Passageway
Environmental sculpture
local limestone rocks, stone paving, olive trees, herbaceous plants
Sculpture Garden for Peace and Coexistence,
Kaukab Abu-ElHija,
Israel, 1996
The idea for this installation arose from the topographical situation of the place, which is situated on the ridge of a hill. From here the visitor is offered two strikingly different views: one view westwards towards the Mediterranean Sea and the other one towards Kaukab village, which is beautifully situated on a rounded mound against the backdrop of successive layers of mountain ridges leading towards the Upper Galilee.
The sculpture was created on site, during a period of three intensive weeks and with the help of the local community.
Inspired by his first impression, the artist created an ad-hoc sketch model on site, using small pieces of local limestone.The design accentuates the transition from one view to the other by creating a passageway, marked on either side by monolithic blocks of local stone of varying shape, size and orientation.
The sculpture was created on site, during a period of three intensive weeks and with the help of the local community
