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Emilio Mogilner Emilio Mogilner is an Israeli artist and environmental activist. Mogilner, born in Argentina, immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of 4, and has made a name for himself as an environmental painter and sculptor who invests all his energy and money in improving the quality of the environment. Mogilner, a married Chabadnik with children, lives in a house in Rehovot, a house with a water well built in the 19th century, the walls of which he restored himself. He uses the house as a painting studio. His works, which are exhibited in open spaces in Israel, are all made from recycled materials and raw materials from nature. Emilio works alone, without sketches, diagrams or plans. The idea from his brain comes straight to life. Emilio is disabled in his right hand as a result of a gunshot wound and does all the work alone with his left hand. Two works were born after and during the "Iron Swords" War The first: the "Shema Yisrael" Menorah Immediately after the October 7th tragedy, Emilio set himself a goal - to build a giant menorah called: "Shema Yisrael" in memory of the victims of the Simchat Torah massacre. The menorah, which he built alone!!, stands nine meters high and weighs about two hundred tons, and is considered the largest in the world. Emilio managed to finish its construction after about a year and on Hanukkah 2024 it was placed in front of the military cemetery in Rehovot and every evening the holiday candles were lit at its top. The second work: the "Am Kalavi" statue Following the war with Iran in June 2025 called "Am Kalavi", hundreds of ballistic missiles were launched at Israel towards population centers. One of the missiles fell in Rehovot, the city where Emilio lived, who set himself a goal of erecting a statue called "Am Kalavi" in the shape of a lion. Emilio, known for creating installations from recycled materials, personally assembled most of the sculpture's parts from metal parts and scrap metal and missile parts he collected at the site of the missile's fall. The sculpture is currently in the final stages of construction and will be placed in the city center. Return to top Return

Wildfire I n the aftermath of the big wildfire raged in Carmel forest, Israel, Dec 2010 Return to top Return

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Eli Basri Galleries Eli Basri freelance photographer Elibasri@gmail.com Pumpkin mens Assumption of Mary Wheat Harvest Samaritans Hilulat Tzadikim Sukot faces of Jerusalem Ipmression Spiders Desert Floods Urban faces Conservation Grazing UltraOrthodox demonstration Lost in space Citrus city Abandoned Agriculture Starling Birds Clouds Misty views Autumn in Paris Common Cranes Flora Olive Trees Urbanic moments

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spiders, israel, outdoor, nature, Eli Basri photography, Elibasri@gmail.com, web, elibasri.com, Tetragnatha nitens, cobs, curtains, mosquitos, creek, Treated waste water, water, waste water Spiders Mlilliones of Tetragnatha niten s spiders gathering and lurking for mosquitos. Treated waste water, rich in organic sustances creating ideal conditions for an uncontrolled reproduction of mosquitos. The plentiful food enable the spiders to be reproduced in huge numbers. During the autumn season, huge curtains of cobwebs cover the vegetation along Sorek creek, near Jerusalem, Israel. Return to top Return

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