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Sardanapoulos and Chios,
Sapir College, 2017

Based on Eugène Delacroix's The Death of Sardanapalus and The Massacre at Chios, this series explores violence as both an event and its lingering trace. Drawing on photographs of civilian massacres and pornography, it fragments the human body into anonymous forms marked by power, desire, and humiliation. Layers of white paint interrupt the image, resisting completion. The catastrophe never ends; it continues to reverberate beyond the painting.

Catastrophe
Sapir Academic Gallery, Sderot, 2017
Curator: Dr. Tal Ben Zvi

Based on Eugène Delacroix's The Death of Sardanapalus and The Massacre at Chios, this series explores violence as both an event and its lingering trace. Drawing on photographs of civilian massacres and pornography, it fragments the human body into anonymous forms marked by power, desire, and humiliation. Layers of white paint interrupt the image, resisting completion. The catastrophe never ends; it continues to reverberate beyond the painting.

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Sardanapoulos and Chios,
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2022


Neta Harari Navon’s 18-panel painting reimagines the tradition of The Last Judgment, replacing divine judgment with human responsibility. Titled Judgment Day, it questions the notion of a single, predetermined verdict. In Judgment Day, Jesus is absent; there is no judge, no judgment, no one to decide who is righteous and who has sinned. Inspired by Renaissance masterpieces and mud festivals, the work explores the tension between imposed moral order and instinctive human freedom.

Neta Harari Navon

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Neta Harari Navon

Catastrophe,
Sapir Academic Gallery, Sderot, 2017
Curator: Dr. Tal Ben Zvi

Based on Eugène Delacroix's The Death of Sardanapalus and The Massacre at Chios, this series explores violence as both an event and its lingering trace. Drawing on photographs of civilian massacres and pornography, it fragments the human body into anonymous forms marked by power, desire, and humiliation. Layers of white paint interrupt the image, resisting completion. The catastrophe never ends; it continues to reverberate beyond the painting.

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