Enough to Cover Your Eyes

Enough to Cover Your Eyes

2024 

The artwork features red gravel stones arranged on a mesh net A neck-piece made of striped cotton cloth held between two pieces of steel mesh, all held in place by a black thread going through drilled steel plates and sterling silver elements. The object was created by tying, fastening and assembling which constitutes the main aesthetic of the object and the ability to take it apart and reassemble it.

The cloth in the center of the piece is known as"Flannelit" (loosely translated to ‘small flannel’) and is a piece of cloth used by soldiers in the Israeli military for cleaning their service weapons. It is also unofficially used to cover the eyes of Palestinian detainees and prisoners when they are being held under arrest.

The name of the piece: “Enough to Cover Your Eyes”, refers directly to the action of covering Palestiniandetainees’ eyes.

In addition, the title is directed to the observer and makes them an accomplice in the act of covering the eyes. The observer can simultaneously be a detainee getting their eyes covered, or be a soldier averting their eyes to the violation of human rights and war crimes being committed.

Dimensions: 60x 9.5 x 3 cm 

Materials: Steel, cotton cloth, sterling silver,polyester thread

Photography | Galit Barak