In May 2019 the Harsa factory closed and the production line was transferred to Turkey. This was the last nail in the coffin of a process that began in the 90’s of the previous century when one after the other the ceramics factories of Lapid and Neeman closed down.
The exhibition Requiem to Harsa is a kind of tribute to the entire industry – industry that creates culture – that existed in Israel between the years 1950 – 1970 and numbered about 15 different factories.
The exhibition shows ceramic works made by Nehemia Azaz and Pnina Zamir Amir from the collection of Avi Hadar, together with an installation of Harsa sanitary fittings created by Omri Fisher (industrial designer) and Bar Mussan Levi (architect) The installation is a poetic expression of sanitary fittings as well as a critical stance on the disappearance of the local production. In addition, there are historic photographs from the ‘artistic ceramics department’ from the 1960’s and photographs of the Harsa production line taken in the last few years by students of the technology course during a tour of the factory in their studies in the Industrial Design Department of HIT – Holon Institute of Technology.
Curator: Shlomit Bauman