KASAM-KALANIT

2023 | Kasam rocket and enamel | 20x12x25 cm

A rocket fired from Gaza, meant to cause death and terror, was transformed into a flower. Every Israeli child knows it's forbidden to pick these blood-red Anemones, whose bloom signals the coming of winter. The vast red carpets of blossoms cover the south of Israel, the area hardest hit by the rockets.

Metal sculpture of a poppy flower by the artist Niv Shafran, the sculpture is made of pieces of a Kasam rocket and red enamel

Metal sculpture of a Cyclamen flower by the artist Niv Shafran, the sculpture is made from pieces of a Kasam rocket and white enamel

CREATION PROCESS

This Kasam Roket was fired on Ashkelon, the section was used for the propulsion and is 1 meter long from a 6" steel water pipe.

I cut out the petals and forged them into shape, adding floral-like textures. The stem was from another part of the rocket, which I tried to leave in its original state.

The inner parts of the leaves were covered in red enamel, giving a unique contrast to the bare metal.

artist Niv Shafran cutting pieces of a Kasam rocket for a Metal sculpture of a poppy flower with red enamel

pieces of a Kasam rocket for a Metal sculpture of a poppy flower artist by Niv Shafran

artist Niv Shafran firing enamel on a piece of a Kasam rocket for a Metal sculpture of a poppy flower

LET'S TALK

NIV SHAFRAN

KASAM-KALANIT

CREATION PROCESS

NIV SHAFRAN©