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Osher Kasa

 

260 Dunams of urban nature. 

The Gazelle Valley is an open space in the heart of JerusalemIsrael, on the edge of the Giva Mordechai neighborhood, opposite the busy Patt Intersection. It is called the "Valley of the Deer" after the herd of deer that live there, and "Emek Peri Har" after the agricultural association of 'Kibbutzim Maaleh Ha'Hamme' and 'Kiryat Inavim'. The kibbutzim leased the land from the Israel Land Administration in the 1950s, in exchange for the land they owned in the Gan Saker area. 

The place offers a unique perspective on Gazelle Valley in Jerusalem—an enclave of nature nestled within the heart of the bustling city. Captured through security cameras, the valley appears different from how visitors typically experience it—distant, fragmented, and almost surreal. The gazelle, a noble and sensitive creature, exists in the delicate tension between wilderness and urban life between freedom and constant surveillance. The visual composition is intertwined with rhythmic percussion sounds, carefully embedded to accentuate the gazelles’ movements—turning them into a dance, a heartbeat that connects wildlife, the city, and the mechanisms that observe them. Alongside the video, the project also includes large-format film photography of the valley. These still images enhance the notion of frozen time, offering another layer of observation—one that contrasts with the fluidity of movement in the video and further emphasizes the unique atmosphere of the place. This piece explores how we perceive nature in an industrialized, monitored world and invites the viewer to reconsider the meaning of freedom, visibility, and control in the modern era.

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