Thu 1 June 2023 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Artport Tel Aviv - Ben Tsvi 55, Tel Aviv,

In this earth, / In this soil, / In this pure field / Letโ€™s not plant any seed / Other than seeds of compassion and love
โ€“ Rumi

In the 13th century poet, scholar, and Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumiโ€™s poem, the planting of a seed in fertile ground heralds the highest intentions, filled with promise. This act of devotion may also be likened to how we have grown the most precious plants in our midst, those that we have passed down over time, through generations. Some of the first seeds cultivated with such care were the Seven Species. This group of cherished plants is among the earliest domesticated in the ancient Fertile Crescent, and its plants are widely known and revered in the current region of Israel. It is โ€œin this earth, in this soilโ€ that these plants โ€“ wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranate, olive, and date โ€“ have thrived for thousands of years.

The plants of the Seven Species have continued to possess archeological, agricultural, religious, and cultural significance from prehistory to the present. Their intertwined legacies from the past inhabit our current existence as well as our future. As such, how do we identify with these plants and what do they make us feel and remember? What forms of knowledge have we garnered from them and how are they applied? How have they been shared with us and how do they continue to evolve? What are the values, beliefs, and traditions that we associate with them?

These queries and others lie at the heart of In This Earth, In This Soil: Legacies of the Seven Species, an exhibition bringing seven artists together, each responding to one of the Seven Species through a new artwork. Opening up inheritances, entanglements, and complexities from the participating artistsโ€™ viewpoints, the exhibition raises questions, truths, and uncertainties about the plants and our many relationships and experiences with them, and ultimately with each other. A range of approaches are represented in the exhibition through departures that take us to intersections both past and present, often overlapping.

As such, storytelling ranges from the poetic to formal linguistic etymology, and from academic inquiry that spans botanical archeology to ancient fermentation practices, while identity is experienced through the prisms of familial and cultural kinships. Relli De Vries and Guy Goldstein explore the interrelatedness between knowledge/doubt, science, religion, and metaphysics. Leor Grady, Dor Guez, and Ella Littwitz examine history, research, and documentation in an effort to trace โ€œtruthโ€ and social outcomes, as well as inclusion in broader dialogues about displacement and settlement. Tal Shochat and Dan Stockholm conjure transformation, performative gesture, ritual, and the passage of time.

Participating artists: Guy Goldstein, Dor Guez, Leor Grady, Relli De Vries, Ella Littwitz, Dan Stockholm and Tal Shochat
Curator: Savannah Gorton

Opening: Thursday, June 1st, 8pm
Closing: August 12th, 2023

Exhibition events:

A tour of the exhibition In This Earth, In This Soil, led by Savannah Gorton, alongside artists Dor Guez, Leor Grady, Relli De Vries, and Guy Goldstein.
Date: Friday, June 2nd, 12pm

A screening of The Unpromised Land, 1992, (45 min) directed by Ayelet Heller.
Followed by a short talk between artist Leor Grady and Ayelet Heller with Q&A.
Date: Wednesday, June 7th, 8pm

ื‘ืืจืฅ ื–ื•, / ื‘ืื“ืžื” ื–ื•, / ื‘ืฉื“ื” ื–ืš ื–ื”, / ืžื™ ื™ื™ืชืŸ ื•ื ื˜ืžื•ืŸ / ืจืง ื–ืจืขื™ ื—ืžืœื” ื•ืื”ื‘ื”
โ€“ ืจื•ึผืžื™

ื”ืžืฉื•ืจืจ ื”ืคืจืกื™ ื•ื”ืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืงืŸ ื”ืกื•ึผืคื™ ื‘ืŸ ื”ืžืื” ื”-13, ื’’ืœืืœ ื-ื“ื™ืŸ ืจื•ึผืžื™, ืžืžืฉื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืœื–ืจืข ื”ื ื˜ืžืŸ ื‘ืงืจืงืข ืคื•ืจื™ื™ื”, ื–ืจืข ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื˜ืคื—ื• ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื™ืฆืžื—, ื™ืฉื’ืฉื’ ื•ื™ื–ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื ื•. ืคืขื•ืœืช ื”ื”ืชืžืกืจื•ืช ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ืช ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื ื•ื’ืขืช ืœืฆืžื—ื™ื ื”ื™ืงืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืžื›ื•ืœ, ืฆืžื—ื™ื ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืžื“ื•ืจ ืœื“ื•ืจ. ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ืจืขื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื™ื, ืฉื ื˜ืžื ื• ื•ื˜ื•ืคื—ื• ื›ืืŸ, ื”ื™ื• ืฉื‘ืขืช ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื, ืžืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ื”ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื”ืžื‘ื•ื™ืชื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ืกื”ืจ ื”ืคื•ืจื”. ื‘ืืจืฅ ื–ื• ื•ื‘ืื“ืžื” ื–ื• ื”ื ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฆืžื•ื— ื’ื ื”ื™ื•ื: ื—ื™ื˜ื”, ืฉืขื•ืจื”, ื’ืคืŸ, ืชืื ื”, ืจื™ืžื•ืŸ, ื–ื™ืช ื•ืชืžืจ.

ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืชื ื”ืืจื›ื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช, ื”ื—ืงืœืื™ืช, ื”ื“ืชื™ืช ื•ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ืขืช ืžื™ื ื™ ื”ื“ื’ื ื™ื ื•ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืขืฅ, ืฉืฉื™ืžืฉื• ื•ืžื•ืกื™ืคื™ื ืœืฉืžืฉ ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ื‘ื›ืœื›ืœืช ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื”ืื–ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืืจืฅ ืžืื– ื•ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ื, ืžืขืœื” ืฉืืœื•ืช ื‘ืืฉืจ ืœืชื—ื•ืฉื•ืช ื•ืœื–ื™ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช, ืœืขืจื›ื™ื, ืœืืžื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืœืžืกื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืžืขื•ืจืจื™ื ื‘ื ื• ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืืœื”, ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืกืžืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืงื•ื ื•ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื•. ืžื” ืื ื• ืœืžื“ื™ื ืžื”ื, ื•ื‘ืื™ืœื• ืื•ืคื ื™ื ืื ื• ืžื™ื™ืฉืžื™ื ื™ื“ืข ื–ื”? ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื ืžืกืจื• ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืืœื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื, ื•ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื ืžื•ืกื™ืคื™ื ืœื”ืชืคืชื— ื”ื™ื•ื? ืžื” ื”ื ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื, ื”ืืžื•ื ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžืกื•ืจื•ืช ืฉื ืงืฉืจื• ื‘ื”ื?

ื‘ืชืขืจื•ื›ื” “ื‘ืืจืฅ ื–ื•, ื‘ืื“ืžื” ื–ื•” ืžื’ื™ื‘ื™ื ืฉื‘ืขื” ืืžื ื™ื ื•ืืžื ื™ื•ืช ืœืฉื‘ืขืช ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช. ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืžื ืขื“ ื”ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื•ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืŸ ื‘ื•ื—ื ืช ื”ืชืขืจื•ื›ื” ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืฉืงื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื‘ืจ ืœื”ื•ื•ื”, ืžืขืœื” ืฉืœืœ ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ื•ื’ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื ื™ื ืืœื•, ื•ืžืฆื™ื’ื” ืฉืืœื•ืช, ืืžื™ืชื•ึนืช ื•ืกืคืงื•ืช ื‘ืืฉืจ ืœื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืžืขื•ืจืจื™ื ื‘ื ื•, ืœื™ื—ืกื ื• ืืœื™ื”ื, ื•ืžื›ืืŸ ื’ื ืœื™ื—ืกื™ื ื• ื–ื” ืœื–ื” ื•ื–ื” ืขื ื–ื”.

ื”ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื•ืช ืœืฉื‘ืขืช ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื ื ืขื” ืžืขื™ื•ืŸ ืื˜ื™ืžื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ืคื•ืื˜ื™ ื•ืžืขื™ืกื•ืง ืฆื•ืจื ื™, ื“ืจืš ื—ืงื™ืจื” ื‘ื•ื˜ึธื ื™ืช ืืจื›ื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื•ื”ืชืขืžืงื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ืชืกืกื” ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช, ื•ืขื“ ืœื—ืงืจ ื–ื”ื•ืช, ื”ื ื—ื•ื•ื™ืช ืžื‘ืขื“ ืœืขื“ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ืงึดืจื‘ื” ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ื•ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช. ืจืœื™ ื“ื” ืคืจื™ืก ื•ื’ื™ื ื’ื•ืœื“ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื•ื—ื ื™ื ืืช ื™ื—ืกื™ ื”ื’ื•ืžืœื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ื“ืข, ืžื“ืข, ืืœื›ื™ืžื™ื” ื•ืžื˜ืืคื™ื–ื™ืงื”. ืœื™ืื•ืจ ื’ืจื™ื™ื“ื™, ื“ื•ืจ ื’ื– ื•ืืœื” ืœื™ื˜ื‘ื™ืฅ ืคื•ื ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”, ืœืžื—ืงืจ ื•ืœืชื™ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืชื—ืงื•ืช ืื—ืจ ื””ืืžืช” ื•ืื—ืจ ืชื•ืœึธื“ื•ืช ื•ืžื’ืžื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช, ื•ืžืฉืœื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ืฉื™ื— ืจื—ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ. ื˜ืœ ืฉื•ื—ื˜ ื•ื“ืŸ ืฉื˜ื•ืงื”ื•ืœื ืขื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ื ื•ื™, ื‘ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื—ืœื•ืฃ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.

ืืžื ื™ื ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื: ื’ื™ื ื’ื•ืœื“ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ, ื“ื•ืจ ื’ื–, ืœื™ืื•ืจ ื’ืจื™ื™ื“ื™, ืจืœื™ ื“ื” ืคืจื™ืก, ืืœื” ืœื™ื˜ื‘ื™ืฅ, ื“ืŸ ืกื˜ื•ืงื”ื•ืœื ื•ื˜ืœ ืฉื•ื—ื˜
ืื•ืฆืจืช: ืกื•ื•ืื ื” ื’ื•ืจื˜ื•ืŸ

ืคืชื™ื—ื”: ื™ื•ื ื—ืžื™ืฉื™, 1.6.23, 20:00
ื ืขื™ืœืช ื”ืชืขืจื•ื›ื”: 12.8.2023

ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ื”ืชืขืจื•ื›ื”:

ืกื™ื•ืจ ื‘ืชืขืจื•ื›ื” ‘ื‘ืืจืฅ ื–ื•, ื‘ืื“ืžื” ื–ื•’, ื‘ื”ื ื—ื™ื™ืช ื”ืื•ืฆืจืช ืกื•ื•ืื ื” ื’ื•ืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื•ืœืฆื“ ื”ืืžื ื™ื ื“ื•ืจ ื’ื–, ืœื™ืื•ืจ ื’ืจื™ื™ื“ื™, ืจืœื™ ื“ื” ืคืจื™ืก ื•ื’ื™ื ื’ื•ืœื“ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ.
ืชืืจื™ืš: ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉื™, 2.6.23, ื‘ืฉืขื” 12:00

ื”ืงืจื ืช ืกืจื˜ื” ื”ืชื™ืขื•ื“ื™ ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืœืช ื”ืœืจ ‘ื“ืงืœ ืฉืคืœ ืฆืžืจืช’ (45 ื“ืง’), 1992, ื•ืฉื™ื—ื” ืขื ื”ื‘ื™ืžืื™ืช ื•ืขื ื”ืืžืŸ ืœื™ืื•ืจ ื’ืจื™ื™ื“ื™.
ืชืืจื™ืš: ื™ื•ื ืจื‘ื™ืขื™, 7.6.23, ื‘ืฉืขื” 20:00
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