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Israeli artist Sigalit Landau uses the salt-rich Dead Sea to create stunning, crystallized artworks out of regular objects submerged in the salty waters, and the results are simply stunning.
Landau decided to submerge a black gown after being inspired by S. Ansky’s 1916 play, Dybbuk, in which a young Hasidic woman becomes possessed by the spirit of her dead lover.
The gown is a replica of the one worn in the production of the play back in 1920. And it’s super impressive.
Landau has also experimented with shoes left to crystallise in the Dead Sea.
And a violin.
But the dress has got to be our favorite.
Landau left the gown in the sea for two years, snapping it every three months to chart the salt crystals’ progress.
It’s a long, slow, and complicated process, but it’s totally worth it.
Because the final reveal looks like a dress made entirely out of diamonds.
If you’re in London, you can catch Landau’s work at the Marlborough Contemporary gallery until September 3rd, or head to her website.
