House of Cards
House of Cards consists of 125 playing cards that light up simultaneously and separately. The ingenious light installation has different levels; it resembles a modern church, or a large classicistic box of blocks.
The idea came from the discovery that at there was a famous printing house for playing cards in Amsterdam at the beginning of the twentieth century: ‘de Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland’ (NSF). Every card in the construction has a different design, designed by Amsterdam street artists.
While many other light installations are working only at night, House of Cards has a beautiful impact during day and night - daytime: white, yet colorful, minimalistic, clean and sleek, evening and night: a colorful vibrant light show.
About the artist
Israeli artist Merav Eitan (1974) and German artist Gaston Zahr (1975) are trained architects. While Eitan studied at the art academy in Jerusalem, Zahr studied at the Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus. In 2007 they founded their design studio OGE Group in Haifa and became the artistic directors of the Jerusalem Light Festival. OGE Group has designed several light artworks that aim to evoke an emotion from the viewer in a playful way, sometimes through an interaction of sorts and other times by recalling memories and experiences.
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