(taken from a song by Matti Caspi)

What an ironic name for this series .

"The dog which, represents me, is  wounded and hurt while the " Dog-God" is indifferent or bares teeth and snarls." Says Ella. 

The Dog is - Me,  Us,  the Threateners even - God....  One of the paintings is called " God Fell Asleep On His Watch".    In this project Ella grapples with questions of existence and survival in an attempt to confront and defy fear.

"  Even Man Needs ……"

The selection of work called " Even Man Needs…..."  was created following a process of mending.

At the heart of each one of the pieces in the series is a passage from the Midrash : "Every thing that was created in the six days  of Creation needs mending' Mustard needs to be sweetened, the Lupin needs to be sweetened Wheat needs to be grinded and even man needs mending…..."

Thin Crust is a creation based on photographs Ella took in Yellow Stone Park in the U.S.A where the crust of the earth is extremely thin resulting in perpetual eruptions of steam and lava .While the daily processes of destruction, combustion and death can be observed, the survivability of colorful patches of algae in such extreme conditions reflects the ability of life to endure and flourish.

The collage of photographs connected aggressively  by pneumatic gun, creates the impression of surgical sutures held together temporarily ,concealing the chaos beneath. For the artist, this is a allegory of existence and of our lives in volatile Israel.

The concept of the "Thread of Scarlet " which is prevalent in the Bible is the central narrative of these pieces, the backbone of correction and mending.  It is a fundamental, an existing continuous baseline, a connecting cord, unifying thread of life, love, giving, hope and compassion.

The revelation that shaped a course of life.