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Daybreak (on an olive farm/ Negev Desert/ Israel)

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During his first visit to Israel in October 2010, Jeff Wall came upon a scene of Bedouin olive pickers sleeping on a farm near Mitzpe Ramon, which sits in the shadow of a large prison. He returned for the next harvest in October 2011 to recreate the scene and make his image ‘Daybreak’. Setting up camp at a nearby motel, with the laundry room converted into a makeshift lab, he worked with a team of Israeli assistants, following the same routine each day. They woke before dawn to set up the shot and just as the sun rose, they would make several exposures. Wall and his assistants then spent the rest of the day processing the film, scanning, and reviewing the results in preparation for the next day’s shoot.

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Title Daybreak (on an olive farm/ Negev Desert/ Israel).
Creation Date 2011
Extent 1 archival pigment print
31X40 in..
Host Item This Place archive.
Language No linguistic content
Call Number ARC. 4* 2124 10 / 01
Level of Description File Record
Credits The Lawrence D. Hite Family "This Place" Photographic Archive, The National Library of Israel.
National Library system number 997010180681005171
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