Lotus in the Backyard

Solo exhibition
Curator Shir Meller-Yamaguchi
24.9.2016-20.1.2017
The Wilfrid Israel Museum of Asian Art and Studies, Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel

The exhibition is an outcome of site-specific research and practice that
explores the relationship between Kibbutz HaZorea, which houses Wilfrid Israel Museum,
and the East Asian art displayed in it.
Text in English
Exhibition Catalog
The Wilfrid Israel Museum website

General View of the exhibition and Zen Garden Installation, 2016, plastic grains, paper, and various materials, 60x500x150 cm

Zen Garden (detail-Silo) ,2016, Installation, plastic grains, paper, and various materials, 60x500x150 cm

Zen Garden (detail-Koi Head) ,2016, Installation, plastic grains, paper, and various materials, 60x500x150 cm

The Sower, 2015, Drawing and collage on Korean fan, 40x28 cm

The Fisherman, 2016, Drawing and scorching on Taiwanese fan, 36x18 cm

The Plowman (fan), 2016, collage on Japanese fan, 38x24 cm

The Plowman, 2016, Mixed media, 18x36x5 cm

Map of Israel Island 2, 2012, Drawing on cardboard, 25x40 cm Map of Israel Island 6, 2012, Drawing and sand on cardboard, 30x40 cm

Water Lilies, 2016, sand on cardboard ,192x81 cm

The Lotus Sower, 2016, sand on cardboard, 194x83 cm

There, 2016, sand on cardboard, 192x81 cm

Scroll 1, 2016, Sand on cardboard on plastic sheet, 172x61 cm

Scroll 2, 2016, Sand on cardboard on plastic sheet, 172x61 cm

The Goddess of Creation, 2016, Various materials coated with HaZorea’s soil, 190x90x40 cm

The Goddess of Construction, 2016, Various materials coated with HaZorea’s soil, 180x90x40 cm