The Moon Film

The Moon Film was shot over twelve months—a full year during which the reflection of the moon on the river’s surface, near the artist’s apartment in Berlin, was documented. An entire yearly cycle was recorded in relation to the beginning of each month in the Hebrew calendar.

The film was shot and edited in a way that deliberately slows down the movement of the moon’s reflection. The slowed movement of the water allows viewers to follow and engage with the waning and waxing of the moon, which changes throughout the days of the month.

The moon’s base forms a white circle, mirroring the round sculpture table that has stood in the artist’s studio for over eighteen years. This table serves as both the foundation for sculptures and drawings, as well as a space for reflecting on life events. Additionally, it resonates with the expanding concept of the pupil, or “moon-eye”, in Sasportas’s work.

A vacant eye, a white eye, are concepts and movements in drawing related to the eye and the way the human eye serves as a moving spherical base for the imprint of a blind spot. A blind spot, in essence, is created by resistance to the natural flow of life itself, marking the point where movement halts. The dialogue between the moon and the eye takes place in an active subconscious space, where the night’s movement is awake and present.

The presentation of an open intermediate space between months is important, as it exists between one month and the next, allowing for the unfolding of the concept of time. This time-space, which opens between the end of one month and the beginning of another, allows access to time beyond time.