"Love in the Sands"
Sand Sculpture – Photography

In the exhibition "Love in the Sands," Marganit invites the viewer to experience love, to experience full presence with what is happening in this moment. To release the grip of thoughts, emotions, worries about the past and future, and to open up to innocence and curiosity for the present moment, the here and now.

 

In her current exhibition, the artist focuses on the various expressions of love between man and man, between man and place, and between man and his God. Her works include sculptures depicting romantic love, love between men, love between women, love between parent and child, love for nature, love for people, and love that asks for nothing.

 

The artist sculpts love in a material that is also unstable and slowly disappears due to the various forces of nature.

By sculpting in such a fragile material, the artist deals with personal issues, issues that involve love, passion and intimacy, devotion, presence and transience.

 

In a reality of uncertainty where there are no anchors to hold on to, the creation on the water's edge deepens and sharpens what is within our reach: the ability to be fully in the present moment and release unnecessary burdens of the past/future.

 

Watching the constant change of the beach, throughout the day and throughout the seasons, provides proportions and understanding of the cycle of life and emphasizes our being part of nature, part of the whole, part of the inevitable cycle of birth and death.

 

According to the artist, "To sculpt in sand is to agree to lose. To give up "mine", to be present with what is, with the forces of nature that work together with me, as one living, vibrating tissue. To agree to release the hold over and over again, and at the same time to agree to the powerful movement of life to burst forth from all directions."

"I began creating during a period of uncertainty, both personal and social. I dealt with fear and the loss of loved ones. While working with the sand, I realized that agreeing to release the sculpture to the water and the wind each time anew helped me process my personal grief. I realized that the sculptural work, which is done in constant tension between the creation and the knowledge of its approaching end, introduces playfulness and liberation into the creative work, and hence into life."