![Screen capture from Israeli artist Sigalit Landau's website.[http://www.sigalitlandau.com/#!small%20hasidic%20salt%20bride/zoom/mbkhe/dataItem-ik2byci3]](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2016/08/26/Screen_Shot_2016-08-26_at_10.31.33_AM_c0-42-685-441_s885x516.png?4e4f740e7775b370b51f49d694045e1a5620b012)
Israeli artist Sigalit Landau came upon a simple equation for a work of art: Simple black evening gown plus Dead Sea water plus time equals masterpiece.
Ms. Landau submerged a “replica of the traditional Hasidic one worn by the character Leah in the seminal Yiddish play ’The Dybbuk’ — into the Dead Sea in 2014 and captured its evolution over time in photographs,” the Times of Israel explained on Friday. “The sea’s salt-rich waters crystallized the dress, changing it from a ’symbol associated with death and madness into the wedding dress it was always intended to be,’ in the words of a press release describing an exhibition of her photos.”
Ms. Landau’s submerged-dress project is just her latest to incorporate the Dead Sea, the saltwater lake in Israel which is roughly 35 percent dissolved salts, according to ExtremeScience.com. Photographs of her work can be found at her eponymous website here.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.