Syrian Tank (1973), The Banias National Park, 2016

Historical Site Sign (Hebrew, Arabic and English), date unknown

Transformed Agricultural Machine (Kayak Road Sign Facing Highway 90), Hula Valley, 2016

The marshland around Lake Hula was a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying malaria and was drained in the 1950s by the Israeli government. A small section of the valley was later flooded in an attempt to revive a nearly extinct ecosystem.

Landscape Painting On Wall, Dining Hall, Kibbutz Yiftach, 2015

I grew up in a Kibbutz in the north of Israel. The kibbutz dining hall was the beating heart of the community life and my childhood.
The landscape painting on the wall is the first artwork I remember as it was bought by the kibbutz in 1984, one year before I was born.

Stone Carved Trail, Ein Zeitim (Ayn al-Zaytun), Galilee, 2013

A man made forest, planted over the Arab village of Ayn Al-Zaytun in the Galilee. After the 1948 war, its houses were demolished & pine trees, which are not native to the region were later planted as an act of erasure. The stones that form the path, were taken from the remains of the village houses.

Olive Plantation, Birya National Park, Galilee, 2013

Cypress and Olives, Birya National Park, Galilee, 2013

Cypress Forest, Birya National Park, Galilee, 2013

Cypress Wall, Along the Road to Manara, 2013

Grazing Area, The Ruins of The Arab village of Kedes (1948), 2013

The Village of Kedes was conquered by the Israeli forces in 1948. Today it is a grazing area for cows, located a kilometer from the Kibbutz where I grew up which was established the same year - 1948. Across the road, a National Park with the same name, Celebrates the ancient history of the Canaanite City of Kedesh.

Jordanian Border, View from Highway 90 Across The Border, Jordan Valley, 2013

Watch Tower, Kibbutz Yiftach, 2014

After The Fire (Pine Grove), Overlooking The Hula Valley, 2016

Roadcut, Highway 90, Galilee, 2013

Minefield, Golan Heights, 2013

The Golan Heights is a demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria. A landscape that is a monument for conflict.

The red triangles, which are in fact warnings of minefields, seems to me like flowers scattering the vast plains. In a minor act of intervention, I took two of them and placed them together to create the Star Of David shape.

Tel Hatzor, Winter, 2014

Tel Hatzor, Summer, 2014

Pieta (Diptych), Israeli - Jordanian Border, West Bank, 2017

Pieta (Diptych), Israeli - Jordanian Border, West Bank, 2017

Route 90 follows the Jordan River and the Israeli eastern border with Jordan from north to south, it also passing through the West Bank, connecting the Sea of Galilee in the north to Jericho in the south and therefore it is a main route for pilgrims and Christian tourism.

Old British Police, Gesher, Jordan Valley, 2016

The Gesher Police fortress was built by the British during the mandate period (1917-1948) next to Kibbutz Gesher. It was intended to guard the railway station and the bridges on the Jordan River. During the War of 1948, there were fierce battles between the Arab Legion and the Israeli forces over the control of this strategic area.

Watch Tower, Kibbutz Gilgal (North of Jericho), 2017

Located in the Jordan Valley and 16 kilometers north of Jericho, Gilgal was established in 1970 an Israeli settlement, and was named after the ancient Biblical site of Gilgal, known as the place where the Israelites camped after crossing the Jordan River. In order to construct the settlement, land was confiscated from two Palestinian villages. It was converted to a civilian kibbutz in 1973.

Landfill Site, Jordan River Valley, West Bank, 2017

The Back Of The Mountain Inn, Route 90, The Jordan Valley, 2017

Untitled Landscape, view from highway 90, Dead Sea 2016

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