{
  "id": 15856733,
  "title": "Beneath a German lake, above a Nazi bunker: Israeli artist explores buried memory - feature",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/beneath-a-german-lake-above-a-nazi-bunker-israeli-artist-explores",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T07:20:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-912358"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli artist Yehudit Sasportas presents her video installation \"Lake of Void\" at Jerusalem's Tower of David Museum, in connection with the Jerusalem Biennale. The exhibition runs until the end of November and explores the buried memory of historical events, presented through clay sculptures containing hidden messages.\n\nLocated within Jerusalem's ancient citadel, the museum provides a historical context for the contemporary artwork, enabling the juxtaposition of past and present. The installation's submerged location, in Lake Bant, Germany, above a Nazi-era bunker, emphasizes the theme of hidden histories beneath ordinary landscapes.\n\nSasportas' work, part of her larger The Liquid Desert Project, aims to bring buried histories to light through artistic expression. By creating artifacts that connect memories and sounds, Sasportas attempts to heal and transform the charged memories associated with these locations. The installation's use of Hebrew letters, forming intentional words and sentences, adds another layer of meaning to the artwork.\n\nThe location of the exhibition, within the historic citadel dating back to the Crusader or Ayyubid period, further underscores the dialogue between ancient structures and Sasportas' exploration of memory. The Lake of Void installation serves as a permanent underwater artifact, a testament to the artist's commitment to preserving and revealing the buried histories of the past.",
  "summary": "Israeli artist Yehudit Sasportas explores memory, trauma, and the passage of time through clay mines inscribed with Hebrew letters and submerged in a German lake above a Nazi-era bunker.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Sasportas uses clay sculptures and submerged artifacts to transform charged historical landscapes into sites of healing, forcing a confrontation between contemporary viewers and the buried memories of the past.",
  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}