Geochronus Metalika
Inspiration: These are the actual plans of an archaeological site in the museum
Exhibited at:
1997 Erez Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1998 "Theme of variations", ACP Gallery, Salzburg, Austria
1997 Erez Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1998 "Theme of variations", ACP Gallery, Salzburg, Austria
The Eretz-Israel Museum was built around the archeological site of an ancient Philistine shrine called Tel-Kassila.
The sculpture was positioned near the site. It is 3 X 4 m., and at its center is a printed sponge Cube 1.5 X 2 m.
Geochronus Metalika is a time machine, and deals with earth. It is a system which documents and processes the real data of the Tel-Kassila site of ritual worship, and subjects the question of rituals to a virtual discussion.
Archaeology, as a place-dependent phenomenon, is confronted with the computer world and the Internet, which are completely dissociated from any specific location. Ritual, which draws its power from the Sacredness of a place, is reexamined in Geochronus Metalika, which represents a data processing routine that is indifferent to the content in question.
The sculpture was positioned near the site. It is 3 X 4 m., and at its center is a printed sponge Cube 1.5 X 2 m.
Geochronus Metalika is a time machine, and deals with earth. It is a system which documents and processes the real data of the Tel-Kassila site of ritual worship, and subjects the question of rituals to a virtual discussion.
Archaeology, as a place-dependent phenomenon, is confronted with the computer world and the Internet, which are completely dissociated from any specific location. Ritual, which draws its power from the Sacredness of a place, is reexamined in Geochronus Metalika, which represents a data processing routine that is indifferent to the content in question.