Artist Leaves Dress In The Dead Sea For 2 Months And It Turns Into Glittering Salt Crystal Masterpiece

The project is an eight-part photo series inspired by S. Ansky’s 1916 play titled Dybbuk. The play is about a young Hasidic woman who becomes possessed by the spirit of her dead lover, and Landau’s salt-encrusted gown is a replica of the one worn in the dramatic production of the 1920s.

Landau checked on the black gown various times in order to capture the gradual process of salt crystalisation that you can see in the pictures below. You can also see them at London’s Marlborough Contemporary, where they’ll be on display until September 3rd.

More info: Sigalit Landau | Marlborough Contemporary (h/t: mymodernmet)


Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary


Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary


Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary


Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary


Shaxaf Haber


Matanya Tausig


Matanya Tausig


Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary
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