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MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL: Statue of Minister Regev erected at Habima Square in Tel Aviv Israel

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Channel: The Holy Land, by Zahi Shaked · 2018 · Travel & Events

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Statue of Minister Regev erected at Habima Square in Tel Aviv
Artist Itay Zelit is behind sculpture of Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev resembling Snow White; the sculpture was placed in front of a mirror with a sign reading: 'At the heart of the nation'; in response, Regev tweets, 'Mirror, mirror on the wall, what are the ugliest injustices of them all?'
Itay Blumenthal|Published:  11.08.18 , 10:52
A statue of Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev resembling Snow White was placed at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning.

 

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The statue depicts Regev dressed in a white dress, standing in front of a large mirror next to a sign reading "At the Heart of the Nation."
The man responsible for the creation, artist Itay Zelit, was also behind the golden statue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which was put up at Rabin square in Tel Aviv in 2016 and taken down several hours later.

 

After Netanyahu's statue was knocked down, Zelit said, "Not everyone understood the message I was trying to convey thorough my creation. I don't know who toppled it, but I acted in the name of art and didn't plan for it to end like this."

 

In reference to Regev's statue, the artist explained that "If one can do, one does. I let people think about the meaning of my work. Some people get angry, some identify with it. My work is displayed in a public area and everyone has the right to an opinion. "
 

When asked whether Regev's sculpture is a protest against the loyalty in culture bill the minister is promoting in the Knesset, Zelit replied, "The statue looks like Miri Regev, and also resembles Snow White. The mirror placed in front of it reflects reality, and it does not lie." 

 

"Everyone can see it as they want. The public space is our place to create," he added.
The loyalty in culture bill seeks to change the way the Culture and Sports Ministry supports cultural institutions and deny state funding to those who attack or disgrace the state flag or state symbols; incite to racism, violence or terrorism; mark Independence Day as a day of mourning; or deny Israel's existence as a Jewish and democratic state.

 

Regev tweeted in response, "Thank you Itay Zelit for putting a mirror 'at the heart of the nation' at Habima Square. Over the past three years, I acted to put a mirror to the Israeli culture; a mirror exposing the exclusion of entire sectors and the 'patronage' of those considering themselves as being 'at the heart of the nation.'

 

"The nation is my mirror. The principles of cultural justice are what I see before me, and as the old saying goes: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall, what are the ugliest injustices of them all?'"
The Tel Aviv municipality said it "supports the freedom of speech and art. However, the municipality abides by the law, and since the sculpture was placed without a permit, a notice for its immediate removal was issued, as is done with every object placed in public spaces without authorization, and in accordance with the law. "


 
Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera [email protected] +972-54-6905522 tel  סיור עם מורה הדרך ומדריך הטיולים צחי שקד 0546905522
My name is Zahi Shaked
In 2000 I became a registered liscenced tourist guide.
My dedication in life is to pass on the ancient history of the Holy Land.

Following upon many years of travel around the world, which was highlighted by a very exciting emotional and soul-searching meeting with the Dalai Lama, I realized that I had a mission. To pass on the the history of the Holy Land, its religions, and in particular, the birth and development of Christianity.

In order to fulfill this "calling" in the best way possible, I studied in depth, visited, and personally experienced each and every important site of the ancient Christians. I studied for and received my first bachelors degree in the ancient history of the Holy Land, and am presently completing my studies for my second degree.(Masters)

 

Parralel to my studies, and in order to earn a living, I was employed for many years in advertising. What I learned there was how to attract the publics attention, generate and, increase interest, and assimilate information.  All this I use as tools to describe, explain and deepen the interest in the sites that we visit. From my experience, I have learned that in this way, the Holy Land becomes more than just history, and that the large stones that we see scattered about in dissaray, join together one by one until they become - a Byzantine Church. This also happens when I lead a group of Pilgrims in the Steps of Jesus. We climb to the peak of Mount Precipice, "glide" over the land to the Sea of Galilee, land on the water and "see" the miracle which enfolds before us. This is a many faceted experience. Not only history which you will remember and cherish, but an experience which I hope will be inplanted in your hearts and minds, and will accompany you all the days of your life.

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