On view October 4 – November 1, 2024
Mind Mines
Yossi Galanti
This video features different shots of the Judean Desert, which serve as sites for sensory stimulation. The filmed locations range from
the Baptismal Site on the Jordan River, Qasr al-Yahud, the adjacent minefields north of the Dead Sea, and the artificial oasis of Kibbutz Ein Gedi. To try and understand this complex land, the film explores illusion and deception by creating a fata morgana in the desert landscape. The film reflects on how the human eye and mind can be deceived while sensing the environment. An experimental approach is employed through digital interventions in the post-production phase. Visual illusions are created based on the particular scenery to reconstruct optical phenomena that stimulate both the eye and mind, thus challenging the viewer’s perception of reality. Assessing the surrounding world involves creating order and formulas, which means seeing. That, in turn, enables our power and domination of nature.
Yossi Galanti
Yossi Galanti (Jerusalem, 1965) is a visual artist and filmmaker whose works concern the landscape as a cultural value and address social and environmental issues, like water and earth pollution and human-habitat relations. Yossi’s movies employ various visual and cinematic approaches and techniques, from slow cinema to micro-films, and include elements of surrealism and photomontage. Based on direct documentation in the field, this varied approach heightens the impact of his messages and the understanding of our environments. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and film festivals worldwide.
Alleyscapes was brought to fruition through the generosity of Hatch Foundation, Pitt Technology Group, and Hotel Vandivort.