Hugging (Will You Marry Me)
Dov Heller
2008
Red aquatint prints
The box contains texts and prints resembling red postcards, which unfold the story of Dov Heller's arrival in Israel and the painful meeting with his family. The summaries are printed on Arash paper (270 grams) and the text pages are on rhubarb paper (250 grams).
- Copies: 45
- Pages: 14
- Type of binding: Wooden Box
- Dimensions (cm): 19x25.5
- Printing: Jerusalem Print Workshop
- Binding: Jerusalem Print Workshop
- Type of printing: Aquatint
- Publication: Jerusalem Print Workshop
- Place of publication: Jerusalem
- Supported by: Mifal HaPais Culture and Arts Council
- Book photography: Leafing Magazine
Dov Heller (1937-2018) was an Israeli artist, born in Romania. In his early work he made use of traditional media such as printmaking, he was influenced by the avant-garde currents that were popular at the time. From the end of the 70's of the 20th century, he was active in the group of artists "The Common Kibbutz". His works from the period contained images of troughs and reservoirs, which were also influenced by the Israeli sculpture tradition following Yitzhak Danziger, and political expressions. He created a lot in the printing workshops in Jerusalem and Kaberi. He died and was laid to rest in Kibbutz Nirim.
