Sigalit Landau – Between Worlds
The Dead Sea in Israel is so salty you can float in it. The internationally renowned Israeli artist Sigalit Landau (Jerusalem, 1969) frequently works in and around this lake. Her spectacular salt sculptures are known worldwide and are now being shown for the first time in the Netherlands in this retrospective. The exhibition also includes several of Landau’s video installations.
Crystals
The exhibition features artworks that have a direct relationship to the Dead Sea. By submerging objects in the lake’s extremely salty water, sometimes for months, they become covered with salt crystals. An ordinary shoe, a bundle of barbed wire, a fishing net or a dress emerge from the lake transformed.
Charged
Due to its extreme salinity, the Dead Sea cannot support life, but it is said that the water has healing, magical and transformative powers. It is a politically charged place because of its location in the border zone between Jordan and Israel. And it is environmentally charged because of the rapid rate at which the water is evaporating, causing the lake to shrink.
Protection of the artwork
The works of art in this exhibition are very sensitive to moisture. That is why we ask you to leave your coat in a locker. Lockers are free to use and also handy for your bag.
Sigalit Landau – Between Worlds is on view at the Jewish Museum until 27 March 2022.
Image: Sigalit Landau, Strand, 2017. Photo: Yotam From
Location
The exhibition is in the Jewish Museum, Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, 1011PL, Amsterdam. The museum is housed in the centuries-old former synagogue complex of the Ashkenazi Jewish community.
Admission
Your ticket provides admission to all exhibitions in all locations in the Jewish Cultural Quarter. You may also attend all events without any additional charge (unless otherwise indicated). Museumkaart holders do not need a ticket.
