Artist Ghiora Aharoni Remixes the Origin Story of the Universe
Israeli-born American artist Ghiora Aharoni re-mixes time, science, and multiple religions in his dazzlingly complex glass assembles at Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York this month.
Israeli-born American artist Ghiora Aharoni re-mixes time, science, and multiple religions into dazzlingly complex glass assemblages. Seven sculptures from ?The Genesis Series? take center stage along with other glass works in an exhibition titled ?Inception? on view at Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York this month.
Ghiora Aharoni: Inception, installation at Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Aharoni began the ?The Genesis Series? in 2008, incorporating iconography and text referencing scientific, spiritual, mystical, and cultural beliefs surrounding creation narratives. The works contain antique glass lab equipment dating from the 1920s-1970s, bird skeletons, miniature trees, and an expansive variety of religious artifacts. In this brief video interview produced by Joods Cultureel Kwartier, Aharoni points out several specific elements, including Torah finials and Muslim ceremonial objects. The glass is etched with the entire first chapters of Genesis. The Genesis Series – Day I B, 2021
The Genesis Series – Day I B, 2021 (detail)
The Genesis Series – Day III B, 2021
The Genesis Series – Day II B, 2021 (detail)
Equal parts beautiful and jarring, each sculpture feels like a time machine: futuristic, ancient, and unbelievable. Biblical scholars may be additionally confused:...
Israeli-born American artist Ghiora Aharoni re-mixes time, science, and multiple religions into dazzlingly complex glass assemblages. Seven sculptures from ?The Genesis Series? take center stage along with other glass works in an exhibition titled ?Inception? on view at Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York this month.
Ghiora Aharoni: Inception, installation at Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Aharoni began the ?The Genesis Series? in 2008, incorporating iconography and text referencing scientific, spiritual, mystical, and cultural beliefs surrounding creation narratives. The works contain antique glass lab equipment dating from the 1920s-1970s, bird skeletons, miniature trees, and an expansive variety of religious artifacts. In this brief video interview produced by Joods Cultureel Kwartier, Aharoni points out several specific elements, including Torah finials and Muslim ceremonial objects. The glass is etched with the entire first chapters of Genesis. The Genesis Series – Day I B, 2021
The Genesis Series – Day I B, 2021 (detail)
The Genesis Series – Day III B, 2021
The Genesis Series – Day II B, 2021 (detail)
Equal parts beautiful and jarring, each sculpture feels like a time machine: futuristic, ancient, and unbelievable. Biblical scholars may be additionally confused:...
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