A fascinating art project, created by Ana Wild called “Hears it through the grapevines” has just been inaugurated in Jerusalem. It recalls a moment of divine revelation. During one of Moses' wanderings in the land of Midian, a vision appeared to him: a burning bush and a divine voice emanating from it. In her work, Ana Wild offers the visitor an unprecedented auditory experience, inspired directly by the Bible.
The work is a sound installation placed inside a theater, in an authentic place which allows wild and complex artistic encounters.
The performance consists of only pre-recorded sounds and vocals. Nir Shauloff, Eden Cohen, Kim Kerts, Kaid AbuLatif and Avishag Hayek provided vocals while Adam Scheflan composed the music and plays double bass, Rotem Bacher plays piano and flute, and Yoni Silver plays bass clarinet. “When you experience something through hearing, like a sound, a text or a story, there is a possibility of revelation and miracle,” Ana Wild tells Itonnews.
"This work grew out of my ongoing interest in voices, miracles, and divine revelation. In recent years, I have read again and again the book of Exodus, chapter 3, where Moses hears the voice of God from the burning bush. The source of the sound is invisible, because after all God cannot be seen. God speaks to Moses and sends him to deliver a message to the Israelites and the Pharaoh in Egypt. Moshe then asks God how will they believe him. word? God gives Moses signs that will prove his involvement. I immersed myself in these passages to recreate the concept of the divine voice in my own way,” says Ana Wild.
"I am interested in the state of mind that allows to witness miracles - and I suggest that it can be achieved through auditory experience alone. I approach understanding the world through sound, history, and the miracle as paradigm shifts", continues Ana.
For more than a year, the young woman has been working with Marco Tomasin Milevski on this installation which required a sophisticated sound system, allowing sound to be broadcast via 48 speakers. The text read is in reality a play for disembodied voices which can also be described as a “film without image”.
"The visitor hears the travel story of a group of friends who go to Mount Karkom (Mount Sinai), a mountain in the Negev Desert where a phenomenon known as 'burning pine' occurs. Along the way, Each of the characters tells stories about themselves and what they think and feel. Eden talks about her love of music, while Nir talks about theater, and Kim talks about how objects found during archaeological digs change their nature. and transform," explains Ana Wild.
Ana discusses the possibility of art and culture to tell stories that can be a tool for understanding reality, or even changing it.
The work was designed in collaboration with curators Nir Shauloff, Tal Yahas and Amit Drori, and was supported by the Outset Foundation for Contemporary Art. The sound installation can be seen until July 18, 3 Haparsa Street, Talpiot in Jerusalem. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Friday: 4:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ana Wild's project is part of the exhibition "Four Moons" which concludes the artist incubator project, produced and financed by the Hazira Theater and supported by Mifal HaPais (Israeli national lottery).
Ana Wild directed a short film with Nir Shauloff, "Drums and Dancing", which is expected to be screened at the Gwangju Biennale, South Korea.
Website of Ana Wild : https://www.anawild.com/
Caroline Haïat
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