Maree Makom

Conversation
When the two shots will be interwoven, that of the
moustached man, M.’s twin, with that of the woman
in summer dress who is walking like him, idly, on
the paved asphalt path along a pulsating Tel Aviv
beach, and will be pasted-assembled as planned,
the first over the second (by means of elementary
digital video editing tools) into a single new image,
it would seem to the viewers that the two, indeed
semi-transparent, are nonetheless walking side by
side, silent. And yet on the brink of stepping out,
crossing the frame of the image toward the hidden
place in which the dreamer and camera are waiting
for them, the woman will suddenly take a quick
pace forward, passing her companion, and for one
brief moment the place would be occupied by both
of them, their bodies intersecting within a single
solid, clashing, presence, before they will each
slide, almost transparent again, past the edges of
the screen.
Video Recording Site
Tel Aviv seashore promenade
Wide paved sidewalk stretching along the
coast, parallel to the beach sand on the one
side, and the cafes and hotel buildings on
the other
Video Recording Occasion
1998. Initial production days of a video piece
by L. and R. where dream-texts written by
R. are used as scripts for scenes shot in
Palestine/Israel.
The current scene is designed to interpret a
dream-text in which the possibility of a random
connection between a Palestinian fighter and
an Israeli woman is hinted at, longed for, and
ultimately dissipated by mutual distrust.
Participants
Moustached man
Woman in bright dress
L. – An Israeli videographer residing in Tel Aviv
R. – An Israeli writer living in Jerusalem