Tagit Klimor | The Permanent Temporary, 2026

The work presents an elevated structure that simultaneously evokes a primal dwelling, a lifeguard tower, and an observation post. It is an image of shelter: a space created to provide protection, yet one whose foundations appear temporary and fragile. In a reality where the sense of security and stability is constantly shaken, the structure reads as a miniature city of refuge, a basic form of protection constructed from whatever is available and close at hand.
It seems that the planks used to construct the work previously served as structural supports at construction sites—materials that may once have been part of a temporary process, now reassembled into the image of a house. Signs of use, wear, and the passage of time are visible, highlighting the home as a form in a continuous process of construction, repair, and adaptation. The structure is at once stable and precarious, embodying the tension between transience and the need for stability.
In the context of Tel Aviv, the work can be read as an image representing a city undergoing constant change. Within this reality, "home" appears less as a finished structure and more as an enduring human need: a search for a place to hold onto, to gather in, and to find a sense of protection.