While They Were Moving, They Were Moved

The book, which was published in 2015, delves into the infinite dimensions of reality, what we call 'truth,' and what we consider a 'true story.' What has shaped us into who we are today? Are these 'true' experiences that we have personally undergone, or also those we have witnessed, whether closely or from a distance? Can even the 'second-hand' experiences of an observer influence us? Can stories from distant and different times affect us in the same way as our own 'true' experiences?

The work combines photos of nature, homes, and disasters on transparent parchment paper, layered with black-and-white paper cutting, creating a memory mosaic addressing struggle. Scenes of collective conflicts unfold through cuts and gaps in the black paper. In the reversal of pages, the viewer can manually dissect and reconstruct layers of images, time, and memory.
In the book, Yekutieli attempts to break and break down moments into layers, a deconstruction that is usually impossible when we are present in the moment and can only absorb, understand, and interpret what we can in the present.

The book concludes with a letter, revealing an individual's attempt to internalize its impact on the soul. Authored by Sarah Shilo, winner of the 2007 Sapir Prize for Literature, the book received support from Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts.