Sunrise Sunset
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The exhibition “Sunrise – Sunset” explores the cyclical nature of light and darkness, representing the profound duality in nature. Through painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography by leading artists from Israel and the world, the works reflect this cycle in diverse ways. Some vividly capture the abundance and generous energy of the sun, while others contemplate the hidden spaces, shadows, and silence that emerge as darkness falls.

Katherine Bradford’s figures float in a vibrant universe. Seventeen suns by Tal R shine above. Yehudit Sasportas’s drawing captures the nocturnal communication of wild animals in the desert, offering a pathway to the subconscious. Moshe Roas’s lark heralds the sunrise. Rona Yefman’s red-haired Pippi Longstocking hides from the heat behind shutters, her head’s on fire. Ugo Rondinone’s paintings of a green and a red sun, either rising or setting, reflect his exploration of the day-night cycle and its connection to the environment.

The works invite viewers to look inward at a similar cycle of revelation and concealment, knowledge and ignorance – inseparable parts of the same circular energy. Like the sun and moon in Kabbalistic mythology, struggling for control of day and night, the exhibition explores these two archetypes, representing opposing yet interdependent poles that complement each other in an eternal cycle.