Houses
Yehoshua (Shuka) Glotman
1977
The purpose of this book is to make the reader aware of urban neglect. The reader can take part in creating the book, by painting or completing the spaces, as shown in the examples.
This is a dummy for a coloring book I created when I was studying at Hadassah College in Jerusalem. The idea was to draw attention to the urban environment, which I thought would be suitable for children and teenagers. As a teenager I photographed a lot in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood in Tel Aviv, where there were many abandoned houses. During my studies I returned to south Tel Aviv, this time to the Shapira, Hatikva, and Levontine neighborhoods. In the preface is a Hebrew translation of Paul Simon's song, “My Little Town,” along with my introductory text. There is also a letter to the reader that says: “The purpose of this book is to make the reader aware of urban neglect. The reader can take part in creating the book, by painting or completing the spaces, as shown in the examples.”
- Copies: 1
- Type of binding: Hardcover
- Dimensions (cm): 30X20
- Publication: self published
- Book photography: Yair Meyuhas
Yehoshua (Shuka) Glotman was born in 1953 in Tel Aviv-Jaffa and lives and works in Abirim in the western Galilee. He is a multi-disciplinary artist, curator and teacher, and is also a facilitator for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Glotman studied in the photography department at Hadassah College in Jerusalem and the University of Westminster in London. His photography, photomontage and video work relate to the Israeli reality and its unique inter cultural situations. In 2015, he published a second edition of his artist book An Israeli’s Album, first published in the 1980s and became a cornerstone in the field of Israeli photography.