Merav Tzur

Performance, Installation, Video and Participatory Works

The Discovery of The Celestial Chariot (2011)

This project starts from a “misinterpretation” of Chapter 1 in the Book of Ezekiel. Interpretations of ancient text have had a significant impact on collective Jewish and Israeli consciousness, and are a component of Jewish tradition. In the Bible, Ezekiel describes in great details a personal vision of God’s chariot. The Serah Gray Research Headquarters with help from a dowser and the renown, late Israeli archeologist Ygael Yadin “misinterpreted” the text and concluded that God’s Chariot crashed somewhere in California. The resulting investigations and excavations near San Francisco are displayed as the artifacts found during the excavations along with other data relating to the accident.

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The Discovery of the Celestial Chariot installation View.
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The Discovery of the Celestial Chariot installation view. Shrine.
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The Discovery of the Celestial Chariot installation view. Shrine.
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The Discovery of the Celestial Chariot installation view.
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The Discovery of the Celestial Chariot installation view. Reliquary containing fragments of the Celestial Chariot.
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The Discovery of the Celestial Chariot installation view. Reliquary containing fragments of the Celestial Chariot.
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The Discovery of the Celestial Chariot installation view. Reliquary containing fragments of the Celestial Chariot.
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The Discovery of the Celestial Chariot installation view. Reliquary containing fragments of the Celestial Chariot.

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Ezekiel 1 Manipulated
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Ezekiel
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Seven Babylonian Invasions.
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Violet Chase’s dowsing rods, made by Christina La Sala
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Violet Chase’s pendulum, made by Christina La Sala.
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Violet Chase’s Dowsing rods, made by Christina La Sala.
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Violet Chase’s Dowsing rods, made by Christina La Sala.
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Depiction of the Chariot, made by Penny Jennings.
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Depiction of the Chariot, made by Betty Katcher.
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Depiction of the Chariot, made by, made by Leif Granberg.
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Depiction of the Chariot, made by Romy Brosh.
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Depiction of the Celestial Chariot made by Izzi Grayson.
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Depiction of the Celestial Chariot made by Keith Kranmer
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Depiction of the Celestial Chariot made by Migual Arzabe.
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Depiction of the Chariot, made by Matt Mullins.
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Depiction of the Chariot, made by Christina La Sala.
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Depiction of the Chariot, made by Jenny Smith.
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Depiction of the Chariot, made by Narangkar Glover.