The entire useless life of the bridge (2023)
The entire useless life of the bridge (still from video), 2023. one-channel video, 17'30''.
A group of physics students ventures into research to find Jerusalem’s fundamental resonance frequency. They meet in labs, darkened rooms, and the Municipality cellar and construct a theoretical experimental arrangement. At the same time, a young woman with bleached hair and headphones, carrying on her back a shield with the lion emblem of the city, roams the streets and takes measurements. The video was inspired by the biblical story of the fall of the walls of Jericho and by the famous collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Failure (excerpt), 1940. Film by Frederick Burt Farquharson, University of Washington.
This video captures the final moments of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge before its collapse. Shown in real-time speed, its rigid structure appears to soften, eventually turning into a nearly gelatinous, quivering form.
The entire useless life of the bridge, 2023. Installation view from the exhibition Hearsay, curated by Udi Edelman and Leila Rose Bari, Center of Digital Art Holon.