Factory of Silver
June 2018
Borrowing and cataloguing, appropriating and commemorating
More or less local, more or less familiar
Operating during Jerusalem Design Week, the Balloon Workshop manufactured on-spot and handed out
about 1,500 shiny helium balloons to visitors of the festival. The symbolic shapes (based on historical
events, iconic brands, biblical legends, popular emojis, Palestinian symbols, etc.) circulated in the
city and beyond, but occasionally bursted unexpectedly or simply flew away and disappeared in the sky.
* first and fourth photos by Dor Kedmi