Eretz Israel Paper
A unique origami project made with Ornas' line of desert papers
Eretz Israel paper, also named Desert Paper, is made primarily from local resources. The paper is created from local grown Israel cotton, and its range of colors are earth pigments sourced from various quarries throughout the Land of Israel. Dark brown from the mountain ridges of Eilat, light greens from an ancient quarry in Mitzpe Ramon Park, orange from the Mamshit Valley, beige from the Arava prairie, golden yellows from the Judean desert, peach from the coastal plain and dark grey from the Golan Heights.
The raw cotton is transformed, under the faithful hands of the paper artist Orna Hatzor, into fine thin paper, with a wild and unique appearance, and when you touch the surface with your finger you can feel the grains of the sand.
Each page is folded according to a conceptual pattern suitable for the spirit of the place. Thus, for example, the paper folds show the fall of the ridge where the ancient settlement Mamshit is located along the Syrian-African fault.
In addition, the position of the two folding lines passes through the latitude of the land, in relation to the map of Israel, thus hinting at the origin of the paper's color.
Along the two rows there are seven repetitions of the origami building block. The choice of the the number seven, along with the fact that there are seven shades in the entire series, connects the work to the importance of the number seven in Judaism, thus bringing with it the holiness that exists in the Land of Israel.
EILAT MOUNTAINS & MITZPE RAMON QUARRY
ARAVA & MAMSHIT
JUDEAN DESERT & COASTAL PLAIN
RAMAT HAGOLAN