My approach for this project was the desire to wrap myself with positivity and
the thought of it as an escape from the daily routine into a naive world.

The project is based on the works of Jacob Hashimoto, a Japanese-American artist
that creates a new environment which is built from colorful geometrical layers
of hundreds of miniature kites that creates a delicate illusion of movement,
lighting and spaces that surrounds the spectator.

The esthetics of Hashimoto, specially his kites, fills me with a sense of
nostalgia, childish quality and optimism.

I feel represented by the kite: down to earth and bound to a harsh framework on
one hand, but always flying high, flowing and letting the wind to decide his
direction on the other hand.

Due to those feelings, I've decided to explore the world of childhood. How
a world of innocence and happiness would look like and what is the geometric
color that fills it. I found it in the kindergartens of the kibbutz which I
grew up in, the playgrounds, the toys, cubes & board games which I imagined,
built, changed and re-attached.

The feeling I'm talking about goes hand in hand with the positive meaning of the
kite in the Japanese culture, where it represents a vessel that connects the sky
and the earth, the world of man and the land. Flying kites also promises
protection from harm, good health, longevity and good fortune.

In the cuts and the textile I drew my inspiration from the formation of the kite
and its preparation form. I also used the geometrical forms of the toys, the
works of the artist Frank Stella which represents a more abstract version of the
kite and Jacob Hishimoto's works.

This project aims to create a sort of stop in time. one that will allow the
spectator to reflect, stay & stare in the beautiful, the natural & the sublime,
the color and the light, a small place to stay in. Personally, I see it as a way
to go back to the past through the art of kite building, an ancient
craftsmanship that connects between man and nature.