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The works of Harush Shlomo constantly interact with their settings, the perception of all of his objects is dependent on the surrounding scenarios to a vast extent. The metamorphosis of matter, the relationship with light, shape and movement metaphorically reflects the singularity of the moment.

His favoured material - sheets of modest aluminium - enables him to work instinctively and links his creations with the present whereas the archaic techniques he uses recall our origins. His work stems from a physical and instinctive need to tackle territories and dimensions that are daunting for a single individal.

His cross- border talent leaves signs of his passage throughout the world, takes cities as places to investigate and brings the interactive relationship between his work and the surrounding environment into the present, recorded by means of photographs and books. His sensitivity clashes with the basic

 

execution: the purpose is not the function, but the elimination of matter as such, letting the most profound essence of his work shine through, in contrast with his past, spent in Israel, a border zone where life teaches you to expect the unexpected, where peace and survival cannot be taken for granted.

In this contortion of matter, this archaic way of creating, there is a beautiful dream of hope, which in the end reveals a reality that is impalpable physically where metal becomes light and transparent and everything is suffused by reflected light, until it discloses its purest and deepest esthetic essence.