Arava Sculptures - Israel/Palestine

July 2006
The desert of Arava in Israel is an arid desolate place, but for Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers, it's a source of inspiration. With the help of local architects and masons, the artist has created geoglyphs, massive land sculptures that are found in ancient cultures throughout the world. In a land which has seen the birth of religions and civilisations, stone has long been central to the relationship with God. Sacred stones represent a direct link with the divine but they're also the source of contention and conflict. This duality lies at the heart of Rogers's art. His aim is to celebrate the human spirit overcoming adversity. He is also interested in the relationship between the sculpture, the site and the environment. Most of his creations blend harmoniously into the landscape and can be best seen from the air while others tower dramatically over the surrounding desert. This beautifully shot film both reveals the original vision of an artist and the raw beauty of the Arava desert.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Israel
• palestine
• Arava
• Sculptures
• Art
• Beauty
• Desert
• Monuments
• news
• documentary
• current affairs
• journeyman
• journeyman pictures

[ClamLuvr]

Boring. They look like a stack of square hay bales. I can see the same thing on my neighbor's dairy farm.

[barakooda]

You right... its pretty tasteless senseless and pointless .

[MardukHail]

Israel is a shit hole. Jews suck.

[shadowofears]

God bless Palestine

[abxchange]

When there's so many Biblical and historical sites to be explored and studied, why does this dimwit have to throw in this confusion. Sad, that someone could look at these and try to figure out the significance, when in actuallity, there is none. It takes away from the natural heritage of the land. This man should be punished, and made to undo his destructiveness.

[StephenDeMille]

Peace over Israel. God bless all.

[arava100]

i live near by the bloody things.. i wish he would take them back.. the blocks actually looks like someone giving a finger... they make me angry every time i see them. it adds nothing to the our beautiful desert. wasn't there enough space in Australia to put his work?

[manslayernick]

0:31 was that dude banging the rock hahaha