In this project, ‘Symbols of Protection”, I mix different talisman and charms from my own culture with various other cultures that believes in the power of this objects, if they are are kept or worn they will ward off evil and bring good luck to the believer.

I was always drawn to symbolism, and always wanted to questions the actual power of those symbols and the depiction of them.            
The repetition of these protective signs all throughout  history taught me that all humans yearn for protection, good luck, and prosperity, and that the power of suggestion and belief is actually tremendous.
Therefore I choose to believe that positive symbols in art can really change the reality of the viewer and manifest to real protection trough suggestion.

Each piece in this project, touches upon a deep aspect of life, like the Major Arcana in a deck of Tarot cards.  
Subjects like, love, peace, life, light, luck, rebirth etc, that are inspired by mysticism of many cultures like judaism Kabbalah, Buddhism, Islamic sufism and Christianity.
All those cultures are similer in the way they believe in talismans and believe that a physical object can protects and give power.
For example:
An alternative Islamic name for the Hamsa charm is “The Hand of Fatima,” in reference to the daughter of Mohammed.  An alternative Jewish name for it is “The Hand of Miriam,” in reference to the sister of Moses and Aaron.  There is good archaeological evidence to suggest that the Hamsa hand originated from an ancient Middle Eastern religion that pre-dates most modern religions, and refers to an ancient Middle Eastern goddess whose hand wards off the “evil eye”.

In addition to combining different beliefs and concepts in this project, I am also creating a mirror for these cultures to see that they are so different, yet so similar.  
This project highlights not only the similarities of Judaism and other faiths, but also the similarities of the origins of mankind.

‘Symbols of Protection”  have since been displayed in various shows and exhibits around the world, As well as the United Nations building in New York City for International Woman’s Day in March 2010. And became