Eyal Landman's "Zero Range" Memorializes 958 Palestinian Infants Through Interactive Installation
Eyal Landman, an artist and architect from Israel, has introduced an interactive piece called "Zero Range." This installation taps into casualty statistics from the ongoing Gaza conflict to highlight the grim reality of death. While studying design and technology at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, Landman found the names of 958 Palestinian infants who had died under one year old. In a softly lit area, a marble slab on a stainless steel cart encourages visitors to place their hands on it and stay still. After a moment, their handprints appear on the wall alongside a deceased child's name. The goal is to create a personal connection, forcing viewers to confront the emotional weight behind the numbers, amidst the flood of imagery from Gaza.
Key facts
- Eyal Landman is an Israeli artist and architect.
- The installation is titled "Zero Range."
- Landman created the work while completing a master's degree in design and technology at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.
- The work uses casualty figures from the ongoing war in Gaza.
- Landman extracted the names of over 900 Palestinian children under one year of age, specifically 958 infants.
- The installation features a marble slab on a stainless steel cart in a dark room.
- Visitors place their hands on the slab and remain still; after a few moments, an image of their hands is projected onto the wall with the name of one of the 958 infants.
- The concept of "zero distance" refers to a state where the observer cannot maintain emotional or cognitive separation from the event depicted.
Entities
Artists
- Eyal Landman
Institutions
- Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Locations
- Gaza Strip
- Jerusalem
- Israel