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Galgal hamazalot (11 elements)

Joseph Semah

About this artwork.

Joseph Semah's work occupies a rather inconspicuous place in the streetscape. Semah realised a lunar cycle in the middle of the pavement of the Folkingestraat: eleven bronze lunar shape, from full moon to new moon. If all of the shapes were to be joined together, an eye would be created. The full moon acts as a pupil. 
 
The word moon means eye in Hebrew and is also linked to the number eleven because in Hebrew, numbers are linked to words. For Semah, the lunar cycle is a metaphor for the life cycle and the cycles that make up history and the future. 
 
Over time, the patina of the bronze moons will gradually wear off due to pedestrians and cyclists. This will slowly reveal the shine of the material.
  
The work forms part of the Verbeeld Verleden project.

 

Part of route.

Location.

Folkingestraat (de lengte van de straat)

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Facts & Figures.

  • Design
    Joseph Semah

  • District
    Centrum

  • Year of creation
    1997

  • Art type
    Art in the road surface, floor or ground

  • Material
    Bronze

  • Dimensions
    b max. 0,30 m

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