Salt Bride is a series of eight large colour prints by an Israeli artist Sigalit Landau. Photographed underwater, working in collaboration with Yotam
From, the images document the transformation of a dress submerged in the
salt-rich waters of the Dead Sea.
The traditional Hasidic garment shown in the photographs is
a replica of the costume worn by the female character Leah in the canonical
Yiddish play, The Dybbuk. Written by S. Ansky, The Dybbuk tells
the story of a young bride possessed by an evil spirit and subsequently
exorcised. In Landau’s Salt Bride series, Leah’s black garb is transformed
underwater as salt crystals gradually adhere to the fabric. Over time, the
sea’s alchemy transforms the plain garment from a symbol associated with death
and madness into the wedding dress it was always intended to be. –Marlborough Contemporary
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