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Opportunist / Solo exhibition presented in Bezalel’s Photography gallery / 2010

Dorian Gotllieb and Bat El Emma Dayan
Direct by: Sharon Balaban

This body of work seeks to create a critical look on religion using Christian icons. 
The Christian use of icons is ambiguous: In contrast to their original use, in this case, the icons are exhibited in their secular condition, appear abstract, duplicate, and different from their original character. The icons are a clear product of a periodic process, without it, they symbolize the opposite meaning: For example, the circular halo theme is no longer used to serve as a sign of enlightenment and holiness, but only used to covers the face, detached from

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