photograph god: January 2007

31 January 2007

Hesed: Compassionate Intervention

Tal Bilgoray sees compassion in the intervention of a medical team aiding a premature baby.

Gevurah: Strength is Defending Home

Tal Bilgoray sees strength in her brother's preparation for his unit going into action to defend Israel from terrorist attacks.

Tiferet: Beauty is Coming Home

Taya Babenko experiences beauty from suddenly seeing the familiar landscape of Israel as the airplane approaches the coast bringing her home from abroad.

Netzakh: Eternal Cycle of Sky and Sea

Linor Ohayon appreciates the shared amorphous forms of white clouds and white surf moving against blue sky and sea. God orchestrates an eternal cycle as evaporation from the sea forms clouds which, in turn, return water to the sea as rain.

Hod: Splendor as Graceful Flight

Alexander Cruise sees splendor in the graceful movements of a bird in flight.

Yesod: Bread as Foundation of Life

Yulia Yagudin enjoyed the pleasant aroma of fresh baked bread, the foundation of life, while photographing old women lovingly shaping small bagels in a traditional way handed down from generation to generation.

About Me

Name: Mel Alexenberg

As an artist, my conceptual, environmental, and digital artworks have been seen by millions and are represented in the collections of more than forty museums worldwide. As an educator, I am head of the School of the Arts at Emuna College in Jerusalem, professor emeritus at Ariel University Center, and former professor of art and education at Columbia University and Bar Ilan University, head of the art department at Pratt Institute, dean at New World School of the Arts in Miami, and reseach fellow at MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies. As a writer, my most recent books are: 'Educating Artists for the Future: Learning at the Intersections of Art, Science, Technology, and Culture' and 'The Future of Art in a Digital Age,' both published by Intellect Books/University of Chicago Press.

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