“The Book Must Work”is an exhibition in memory of Meir Shalev at Muza — The Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
Working with Ayal Zakin, April 2024.
Working with Ayal Zakin, April 2024.
The exhibition brings to life Shalev’s literary descriptions through a display featuring the implements used by the craftsmen in his books. These implements are all part of the Man and His Work Center at MUZA – the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. The museum’s unique, wide-ranging collection of implements, the largest of its kind in Israel, preserves the knowledge acquired by craftsmen in the region over the past centuries.
The exhibition similarly discloses how, in the craft of writing, inspiration gleaned by the author becomes a good story, as attested to by Shalev himself:
“Writing is a craft. It involves a significant degree of welding, carpentry and shoemaking. It is not all melodies and architectures and the application of paint on canvas. The book must work.”
“Writing is a craft. It involves a significant degree of welding, carpentry and shoemaking. It is not all melodies and architectures and the application of paint on canvas. The book must work.”
Curation: Dr. Eli Cohen-Sasson
Installation view: Elad Sarig
Installation view: Elad Sarig
Exhibition Graphic Design and Catalog
