Street Art

What an interesting picture. The weathering over the years has only made it more interesting, creating ghostly figures that seem to occupy another dimension.

Good find, Michael! Interestingly captured! Perceived as a glance through the bars! I see a crowd moving into the light. Bravo! Sincerely, Tatiana

Art within art, nice presentation.

Simply fantastic image!

Jack, Tatiana, George, and Vlad - My laziness compelled me to thank each of you collectively.

Hi Michael,

 

it took me a while to 'see' this photo. Then I saw what Tatiana decribes : a large group of people moving toward the light or coming together at a meeting. It has a sinister look, not very positive at least. I wonder what you saw when photographing this. Intriguing but dark. Kind regards, Vincent

Many thanks , Vincent. You are quite right in characterizing the image as dark. In Jerusalem's open-air market, there are many vacant spaces or other spaces that simply are covered with security doors. Many of its walls and doors are decorated with street art, some of which (in at least my opinion) is quite good. The subject of this image was one of my favorites. I chose it to post on PN primarily for its symbolic value. You, Jack, and Tatiana must have picked up on this.. In order properly to understand my own take on it, I must call your attention to the rather tall pair of legs in the left. On top of the legs, one notices 3 pointed areas. There also are two human figures in the BG, each of whom appears to be holding a rifle. I take the 3 pointed areas as rifles, also. In summary, the image to me represents in its appearance one of the Nazi concentration camps. Yet, the early Zionists who settled what was then Palestine wanted no reminders of that awful time of human history, as evidenced by their insisting that Hebrew replace Yiddish as what would become Israel's conversational language. They felt that Yiddish was the language of the ghettos. It's no wonder that Israel's national anthem is entitled "Hatikvah," which means "The Hope." - - My best aways, michael