Reart - Rehovot - Minneapolis
Travel to the United States, part of an artist delegation, in cooperation with the Jewish Agency
An annual project, an original work of art and a re-creation of it by the artists participating in the project
They searched for artists from Rehovot, a friend tagged me on Facebook, interviews, and finally got selected among 3 other digital artists
The artists in Minnesota underwent a similar process simultaneously
English please
I express comfortably (speaks and writes) in Hebrew & English
My site is written in Hebrew and most of it is translated into English, except for the blog
The friends in Minnesota asked for translation, here are some words about the journey through my eyes
Photo exhibition in the United States & Israel
Each artist is required to present an original work, the other artists give the work their version - a new adaptation - inspired by the original work
Three artist from Rehovot, two artists from St. Paul and one from Minneapolis
Each artist presented an original work
The works should connect science, art and Judaism. Six original works, each of which is reworked and interpreted differently from all the artists
Thirty-six works will be presented at the end of the process, which will be displayed in an exhibition at Minnesota, USA, as well as an art exhibition in Rehovot
The spoon and cherry, sculpture garden, photo by Pazit Assouline
Artistic activity for the Jewish community
A long flight, jet lag that lasts all week, long and busy days
We started at a school - Agamim, public school, does not cost anything to parents - unlike private schools in the US that will cost about $ 15,000 for a year of studies
The second language students is Hebrew instead of Spanish or Chinese in other schools
Hebrew on the walls, in the classrooms, paintings and photographs from Israel
At eight in the morning you see Asian children, Afro-Americans, and others singing in Hebrew.
We have done artistic activities with the children, which are designed to strengthen the connection and the positive status of Israel
We have prepared content and creative activities, depending on the age of the children, frameworks decorated by the children with Israeli symbols, around Independence Day
A great achievement for the Israeli / Jewish community in Minnesota to introduce Hebrew into a second language, especially in a US where Spanish is spoken everywhere
Most of the meetings were within the Jewish community, except for a special meeting in the church with the Christian community. We presented them with the art project
We received compliments and love
The following activities took place in various activities in the Jewish community in Minnesota and St. Paul from preparing artistic activities with children with disabilities, Young children and adults in schools and groups in nursing homes
All of them underwent artistic activities in connection to Israel
Creative activity with the children, photo by Pazit Assouline
Hand in hand & heart to heart
Connecting people with people, in an elderly home
Understanding that everyone wants good pictures no matter what their physical condition / age
I photographed a men in a wheelchair, cute
He looks at the picture and says: Why am I wearing an apron
He was not aware that he had an apron on for a few hours. Take a picture of me again without it
I took another pic of him with a huge smile
He looks at the picture and says: I am a hansom man
An old woman with a clip on her hair. I finished the activity and photographed her, she says amazed: Today she puts me a blue ribbon in my hair
Another beautiful lady: my hair is not tidy, comb me and photographers again - everyone wants to look good in the picture. the age is just a number
Another satisfied customer, in a nursing home Shalom
photo: Pazit Assouline
On the banks of the Mississippi
Between meetings we saw some endless landscapes and rivers, they have over 10,000 different lakes and lots of water in which we can only envy
Minnesota is very cold eight months of the year
The first few days were sunny and everyone was happy with the weather, and then the rain and the cold returned
The bridges of Minneapolis, photograph of Pazit Assouline
Rest on shabbat
The only day we really did not work was Saturday
We went out to the farmers' market in the morning, continued to the Museum of Modern Art, and from there we went to an art exhibition throughout the city
Large buildings filled with many rooms each exhibiting another artist
Talented people, paintings, photographs, sculptures, pottery and jewelry
We spent hours there, I could spend days there
In the night I went out for a photography session, long exposure in a cold whether with three coats,Two hats, gloves, shivering from cold, Kathy joined me, the rest claimed that we were crazy to get out in the rain
Kathy from Minnesota, reminding me that it was still spring, hours, in some outdoor locations, didn't feel like spring to me
in February they reach minus 40 degrees celsius , I was invited to return in the winter, I refused gracefully
The visit ended on Sunday, the late Independence Day celebrations
Lots of photographs mostly by David sherman and lots of workshops create good atmosphere
Independence Day events in Minnesota
The journey was full of meaning
I met amazing people, a partnership from Israel that I could not have chosen better alone
I would like to say thank you, to Eilat, Rubin, Brenda and Gideon from the Jewish Agency for their support and care
Many thanks to Linda, Cathy and David who showed us Minnesota, opened there house & heart
Israeli artists
Pazit Assouline, Roni Schechber, Anatt Friedman
Minnesota artists
Linda Passon Mcnally, David Sherman, Cathy Tobias