1994 (August - November) construction of the pendulum
1995 (February - May) installation
Key Meanings: Natural-artificial existence , 'Enracinement - Deracinement', the Arava desert and Eilat 5 star hotels, earthquake monitor, transgression of the laws of nature.
Artist Statement: The local desert Acacia tree - transplanted by a long and costly scientific process (successful for the first time), is finally transferred to the environment of the newly built 5 star hotel, to exist in mid air as a 6 ton pendulum . Can this artificial environment, with the help of its computerized climate, lighting and irrigation systems, support the life of the ancient natural inhabitant of the area?
Lifting Acacia Pendulum into its final position – May 1995
The sculpture which weighs 6 tons is suspended from a complex cable installation which divides the load. Bringing the Pendulum into position involved a specially designed pully and lifting system (tirfore)
