Description

Heavens is a three-dimensional walk through painting suspended in space in a black room. It is composed of 42 separate paintings, each one a net of pure paint 3 metres high and 4.5 metres wide. The number of paintings and the configuration is adaptable depending on the venue, making each installation a unique experience.

The title Heavens invites any number of interpretations - biblical, theological, cultural, cosmological etc. However the installation is intended to create a sense of awe and mystery and a profound contemplative feeling that is meaningful to people of all faiths and cultures.

• View a slideshow of Heavens

• View the preview gallery of Heavens as it was being created
  

• Listen to an interview with Asher, broadcast on The Deep End on ABC Radio National on 7 December 2006. In the interview Asher discusses the exhibition Heavens, and the role of music and science in his work. You can download a mp3 of the interview here:  Heavens Interview (4Mb mp3) 

• Read a review of Heavens, Show of the Stars, published in the Sunday Age Arts Review on 17 December 2006
• Watch the ABC TV Sunday Arts show segment on Heavens, broadcast on 1 April 2007, at Asher's YouTube Page
• Read an article on Asher by Ivan Durrant, from Essentials magazine 2007: Asher Bilu - A Perfect Monster
  

Tour manager

Georgia Cribb, NETS Victoria, georgia.cribb@netsvictoria.org 

Tour Website

Coordinating Curator

Helen Light, Jewish Museum of Australia, h.light@jewishmuseum.com.au