Israel 2026
Title: Rose of Nothingness
Commissioner: Michael Gov
Curators: Avital Bar-Shay, Sorin Heller
Exhibitor: Belu-Simion Fainaru
Belu-Simion Fainaru’s work “Rose of Nothingness” relates to the poetry of Paul Celan, engaging with Kabbalistic ideas and the concept of nothingness. A black dripping liquid evokes the image of “black milk”, which appears in Celan’s poem “Fugue of Death”: “Black milk of daybreak we drink it at nightfall we drink it at noon in the morning we drink it at night we drink it and drink it.”
The work constructs layers of meaning that touch on Jewish-Romanian history, text, identity and territory, while also addressing broader universal human concerns. In dialogue with Celan, it brings together contrasting elements to form a symbolic field shaped by past and present, sacred and profane, body and soul.
OPENING TIMES:
Arsenale:
May 09 – Sep 26, Tue – Thu 11am – 7pm; Fri, Sat 11am – 8pm; Sun 11am – 7pm;
Sep 27 – Nov 22, Tue – Sun 10am – 6pm
ADDRESS
Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Castello 2169/F
