Avner Sher
Jerusalem Map no 10, 2017
Scratching, etching and engraving on cork and wood
60 x 60 inches
Akin to Jerusalem Map #4, this work is also based on a Christian map of Jerusalem, that was found on a floor mosaic of an early Byzantine Church in Madaba,...
Akin to Jerusalem Map #4, this work is
also based on a Christian map of Jerusalem, that was found on a floor mosaic of
an early Byzantine Church in Madaba, Jordan (also known as The Madaba Mosaic
Map). The work is based on the idea that Jerusalem is Divine, like a star
in the sky, outside of our sphere. In the center of the map there is a “navel”
(hub) symbolizing the center of the world - the center of Man