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Large and small
pieces alike were
carefully designed
to blend in with
the surroundings.
Phosphorous-green
blades of glass on a
terrace mimic
patches of grass
below, and cacti-
like figures camou-
flage with their nat-
ural counterparts.
At night, it all
exudes a magical
glow.
In addition to
the central pieces,
colorful glass
spheres of all sizes
hide in every nook
and cranny of the
fortress like giant
marbles. The con-
cept was to lure
people in to
explore the
grounds.
'A person would
move around,
come in and see
certain pieces from
a distance, and that
would encourage
them to go up
The "Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000"
closer," he said. "It
exhibition at the Tower of David Museum.
becomes almost
like an Easter egg
they want to see in them. I prefer that
hunt to find what's out there. "
[more] than if I told them what it is
The effect revitalizes an ancient
that they should be seeing."
archeological site where color must
And perhaps, in a tense city like
once have prevailed.
Jerusalem, burdened by meaning and
"The fact that the citadel is all
history, a little superficial but spectac-
stone and a natural color allows me to
ular color is not such a bad thing.
go with this supposedly fragile materi-
As one of Chihuly's glassblowers
al against this incredibly hard surface,"
said: "This exhibition is probably the
Chihuly said. "The contrast of glass
only thing in this city that does not
and stone makes for a nice back-
have any meaning." 1-1
ground to the pieces. I mean, it really
changes the way the citadel looks."
No one would argue with that, but
Dale Chihuly speaks 5:30
visitors do see different things in the
p.ra. Tuesday, Nov. 2, in a talk
creations. Some children see pasta in
titled "Chihuly on Chihuly: In
the squiggly glass, others see signs of
the Light ofjerusalem 2000," at
Jerusalem's religions, war and peace.
Rackham Auditorium, 915 E.
Chihuly insists he has no statement
Washington, Ann Arbor. His
to make, aside from the Crystal
appearance is sponsored by the
Mountain, which now includes a
University of Michigan Museum
sound system that plays prayers of the
of Art, the A. Alfred Taubman
city's three faiths to the sound of
College of Architecture and
peaceful tinkling of shards of glass.
Urban Planning and the Penny
"At one point I was going to make
W. Stamps Distinguished Visiting
three towers — one for Judaism, one
Artists Program at the School of
for Christianity and one for Islam —
Art and Design. Admission is
but in the end I decided not to do
free. (734) 764-0395.
that," he said. "Obviously people are
going to look at them and see things
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