Dead Sea salt-encrusted artwork eyes concerns over ecological crisis

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Dead Sea salt-encrusted artwork eyes concerns over ecological crisis

STORY: Dead Sea salt-encrusted artwork eyes concerns over ecological crisis DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:08 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of entrance of the Dead Sea salt-encrusted artwork exhibition 2. various of videos of the Dead Sea at the exhibition 3. various of Dead Sea salt-encrusted tutu 4. pics of clothes soaked in the Dead Sea 5. various of the artworks STORYLINE: Wedding dresses, tutus, fishing nets, and barbed wire chandeliers... a collection of daily object-turned artwork are now glistering brightly in the crust of naturally-formed salt crystals, telling the story of the lowest water body on earth -- the Dead Sea. Dubbed "the Burning Sea," an eight-month-long exhibition held through June 2023 in the Israel Museum theming Israeli artist Sigalit Landau, the creator of these salt-encrusted pieces after letting them soak in the Dead Sea's water for long periods of time. Featuring the salt-encrusted sculpture along with other art pieces, the exh

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