Artist Leaves Dress In The Dead Sea For 2 Months And It Turns Into Glittering Salt Crystal Masterpiece
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For her project titled Salt Bride, Israeli artist Sigalit Landau decided to submerge a black gown in the Dead Sea. The gown spent 2 months in the salt-rich waters in 2014, and as you can see from these stunning pictures, the end result is nothing short of magical.
The project is an eight-part photo series inspired by S. Ansky’s 1916 play titled Dybbuk. The play is about a young Hasidic woman who becomes possessed by the spirit of her dead lover, and Landau’s salt-encrusted gown is a replica of the one worn in the dramatic production of the 1920s.
Landau checked on the black gown various times in order to capture the gradual process of salt crystalisation that you can see in the pictures below. You can also see them at London’s Marlborough Contemporary, where they’ll be on display until September 3rd.
UPDATE: An earlier version of this article said that the gown had been submerged for two years, not two months. Sorry for the mistake.
More info: Sigalit Landau | Marlborough Contemporary (h/t: mymodernmet)
Image credits: Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary
Image credits: Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary
Image credits: Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary
Image credits: Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary
Image credits: Shaxaf Haber
Image credits: Matanya Tausig
Image credits: Matanya Tausig
Image credits: Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary
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That's so cool! I actually wondered whether or not this was possible as a child, it's cool to see your childhood fantasies play out irl :)
Is it weird that this makes me hungry for potato chips?
hahahahaha...
That actually makes me sick in to stomach. I visited the Dead Sea this year and while I was in the water, I wanted to taste the saltiness. I stuck the tip on my finger on my tongue and it burned. The saltiness was so intense. A friend didn't think to well and swallowed a handful of water to taste. He threw up and needed to drink bottled water.
Reminiscent of what lady passengers wore on the Titanic. This dress and the play are of the very same era as the Titanic. From what cameras have shown us of Titanic remains at ocean's bottom, the result is almost the same as this dress, save the salt, but still preserved in its last living position forever. Both eery and fascinating.
It cant be the same.... The dead sea is so salty you can float on it without effort
You can see the lines by which the gown was attached to the frame. I would think the hem would be weighted down as well.
But the Titanic has been at t he bottom of the ocean since 1912. I think they were referring to the style, anyway.
Chuck Wagon here. Wondering if the scrolls may have been found in the pockets ?? (sorry....)
This gown is from the 1920s, said on the post on the Facebook page.
This dress is in the style of the 1880's and early 1890's. The titanic era (1912) dresses were much differently shaped, especially if you were wealthy and fashionable enough to afford a berth on the ship. Even servant's clothing that lagged behind fashion by 15 years would not have looked like this.
Well the rich people got away! The poor people drowned steerage!
That's so cool! I actually wondered whether or not this was possible as a child, it's cool to see your childhood fantasies play out irl :)
Is it weird that this makes me hungry for potato chips?
hahahahaha...
That actually makes me sick in to stomach. I visited the Dead Sea this year and while I was in the water, I wanted to taste the saltiness. I stuck the tip on my finger on my tongue and it burned. The saltiness was so intense. A friend didn't think to well and swallowed a handful of water to taste. He threw up and needed to drink bottled water.
Reminiscent of what lady passengers wore on the Titanic. This dress and the play are of the very same era as the Titanic. From what cameras have shown us of Titanic remains at ocean's bottom, the result is almost the same as this dress, save the salt, but still preserved in its last living position forever. Both eery and fascinating.
It cant be the same.... The dead sea is so salty you can float on it without effort
You can see the lines by which the gown was attached to the frame. I would think the hem would be weighted down as well.
But the Titanic has been at t he bottom of the ocean since 1912. I think they were referring to the style, anyway.
Chuck Wagon here. Wondering if the scrolls may have been found in the pockets ?? (sorry....)
This gown is from the 1920s, said on the post on the Facebook page.
This dress is in the style of the 1880's and early 1890's. The titanic era (1912) dresses were much differently shaped, especially if you were wealthy and fashionable enough to afford a berth on the ship. Even servant's clothing that lagged behind fashion by 15 years would not have looked like this.
Well the rich people got away! The poor people drowned steerage!