Citrus fruits are in fact foreign to the Mediterranean basin. They have arrived here from faraway East Asia, and became deeply integrated in local narratives. Most prominent among them is the orange, a symbol of land cultivation in the local culture and a locomotive of the Israeli economy in the first years after and before statehood, much like the hi-tech industry today. This symbolism keeps rising to the collective consciousness as a call for and a reminder of the relationship between humans and their environment, the land that nurtures them.
The project examines the relationship between nurturer and nourished, between the agricultural and consumer activity, between the natural and wild, and the orderly and time; It seeks to stir longing to a time when things were simpler. Through a historical study interweaved with biographical elements, the project presents tools and objects created for and inspired by the citrus fruits, in order to articulate personal and collective memories. The inspirations for the designs range in the time and space of both local and Western culture.
Rina holds a B.Des and an M.Des in industrial design from Bezalel She is a designer specializing in home products. Her experimental works explore the tension between nature and built environments, identity and migration, and delve deeply into the home space as articulating personal and collective aspects.