VACUUM

Art can be positive and energizing, it can raise a smile, bring joy and excitement.
It is an early and significant characteristic of any culture. But beyond that, It is a practice in which the spirit and values of our community can be shaped, molded and expressed.
Art is born from personal and social conflicts, and introduces those conflicts to an audience, forcing the public to ask itself questions often ignored.
Through art, our collective and personal subconscious raises to the surface, allowing us to examine it and better understand ourselves and our surroundings.
Slowly, but steadily, art has brought about changes in world orders, among other things, by being a way to talk about things we could not talk about, until they were presented to us as they were viewed by artists.
When performance art dropped to the bottom of government and national priorities, and even entirely shut down, Idecided to ask dance artists from around the world how it all affected their self image and self worth. I was overwhelmed and moved by the hundreds of dancers who asked to participate in the project. 17 of them received detailed instructions for improvisation and filming. The second part of the project included the editing. Myself and Assaf started out with compiling a multilayered soundtrack, through proofing and gathering all of the materials together, creating a complete harmonious piece. One that was aimed to be a metaphor of the dangers to society without art.
This film deals with the impact of the covid-19 pandemic crisis on stage artists' mental state, as an image of the profound impact of the absence of stage art on society.