A one night only exhibition at HaMesila Park, under the Moshe Baram bridge by Beit Safafa’s Community Center

Recently, we are witnessing a public atmosphere that dictates what one can and cannot say, and who is allowed to voice his opinions. The public sphere has become fragile and volatile, and art in the public space, which by now seemed be taken for granted, almost cliché, has become all of a sudden a perilous and thorny practice.

The exhibitor Voice Over was meant initially for the Jerusalem Light Rail, a crowded, heterogeneous, and fraught space. It was moved to its new location due to concerns of the company operating the Jerusalem Light Rail from the public’s critical and possibly even violent reactions to the artworks in the exhibition.

The pieces that you will see and hear for one night only, wish to set the silenced voice free. They will try to envision what the State of Israel will look like in its centennial year – 2048. The artistic ghost train car at HaMesila Park, named after the railroad that used to transport trains to Damascus, will echo the voices that are not heard and the possibilities held in what is yet to come.

Artists: Nasrin Abu Baker, Orit Adar Bechar, Nadav Assor, Ariel Caine, Scandar Copti, Tzfia Dgani, Matan Gradstein, Thalia Hoffman, Daniel Kiczales, Guy Königstein, Itay Marom, Hagit Meron, Danielle Parsay, Yael Sloma, Chen Serfaty, Omri Spitzer

Assistant curator: Amit Adler

Producer: Ishai Revkin Fenton