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THE GEOMETRY OF SEARCH

Sculpture, desert stones, diameter 75 cm. 2023

The work "The Geometry of Search" consists of a circle of stones, 75 cm in diameter, collected from the desert, carefully selected and arranged to create a geometric structure with both physical and metaphorical presence. The circle is displayed alongside a photograph of a blue sphere placed within a desert landscape. The material and form of the stone circle create a tangible connection between the objects and the photographic image, blurring the boundary between visual representation and physical presence.

 

The work explores the act of searching, organizing, and creating meaning from the materials of reality. It is an intensive, laborious process that required countless journeys to collect the stones, hours spent examining, matching, and rearranging them to align with other stones with similar outlines. Each stone is placed in its position through a sustained effort to create connections—to find the precise alignment, to uncover order within chaos.

 

The stone circle created is the result of a Sisyphean task, yet it also serves as a metaphor for the broader human endeavor: the persistent search for order, meaning, and belonging within an enigmatic and multifaceted reality. Its presentation alongside the photograph from the "Sphere" series sharpens the sense of alienation and disconnection in an incomprehensible world.

 

The work emphasizes the tension between physical action and philosophical thought—raising questions about the nature of labor as an endless journey of search, construction, and connection. The symmetrical shape of the circle enclosing the stones, created by their cutting, symbolizes the limitations of consciousness: the narrow space in which the attempt to understand unfolds, and the inability to grasp the whole.

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Installation view, Art Cube Artists' Studios, Jerusalem, September 2023 
Photography: Dafna Tal

© Dafna Tal 2025

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