Exhibition | The Layers of Nahal Ravidah
Date:
Monday (tomorrow)
August 17, 9:00 in the morning – 5:00 in the afternoon
© Makore Events 2025
The exhibition presents a photo collage by Menachem Hannani, documenting the large-scale changes to the Ravida stream in Jerusalem following the construction of a new highway. The photographs sequentially capture each stage of landscape transformation and illustrate the process of natural recovery of wildlife under the influence of urbanization. The project opens access to a previously hidden natural space and invites viewers to reflect on the fragile balance between infrastructure development and ecological preservation.
The Ravid Stream flows through a valley between the Beit HaKerem and Givat Sha’ul neighborhoods and the Har Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem, ending near the Beit Zit reservoir. This is a hidden natural gem in the heart of the city, a space where landscape and tranquility meet. In recent years, following the paving of Route 16, the stream has undergone dramatic changes that have left a deep mark on the surface and character of the area. This collection of photographs seeks to examine the different layers of the stream: before the work was done on it, during the process, and afterwards, exploring how the landscape scarred, changed, and is beginning to rebuild itself.
Menachem Chanani has been a resident of Jerusalem for about six decades and lives in the Beit HaKerem neighborhood. Menacham is a (retired) professor at the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine and Hadassah Hospital, and he works in research and teaching in the field of neuroscience. He has practiced photography as a hobby since childhood.
Contact: Hadas Avraham, Phone: 02-6298178
