WALL
Preserved Memories in Stone
2021
Before you is a gallery of sound clips scattered along the wall of Saint Clare's Monastery.
Stones are history. A wall is a testament to a place.
In this creation, you will listen to the wall. The wall tells, remembers, and questions.
Sometimes the wall will open a crack for you, or a peeking corner.
It will take you deep into the earth and then back to the familiar and known.
You can lean on it, explore angles both of your eyes and heart, and look at it (and on walls in general) with a new and different perspective.
For each segment, you can listen along with a written invitation that directs the gaze or suggests an action that will deepen your listening experience.
Enjoy listening
A site specific Sound installation was created as part of the project - The Voice in the Wind - Mekudeshet, Jerusalem Culture Season 2021
Link to the sound clips
Credits
Creator: Ruth Hof
Musician and Sound Designer: Omri Shuster
In the role of the wall: Ora Meirson
Prayer segments: Courtesy of the nuns of Saint Clare's Monastery
Artistic supervision: Emmanuel Vistum, Moran Aviv
Text editing: Nofar Sela
Production: Ayelet Gavoni, Roni Ohad
Technological development: Nir Cohen
Special thanks: Guy Saar Ruso, Nehama Yehoshafat, Sister Mary of Nazareth