In 2012 Hadassa Goldvicht created a “living space” inside a giant sculpture of a whale, where she, her spouse, and their two daughters went about the routine of daily life. This brief film captures a very small slice of three years’ of staging and documentation, alluding to the prophet Jonah's three-day sojourn inside a whale as well as to traditional depictions of the Holy Family – Joseph, Mary, and the newborn baby in his manger – seated in a cave-like space. Goldvicht raises questions about the complex relationship between real life, miraculous stories, and art, blurring the boundaries between them.

Collection of the Israel Museum.

Text by Curator: Dr. Amitai Mendelsohn