Israeli singer-songwriter Ehud Banai’s music transforms Beit Guvrin caves in immersive exhibition

Israeli singer-songwriter Ehud Banai's music is featured in "The Eighth Sound," an immersive video-art exhibition within the Bell Caves at Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park. The exhibition, running from July through November, combines Banai's songs and texts with video art by Ronen Tanchum, transforming the ancient caves into an exploration of memory, birth, dreams, and consciousness. Banai stated, "On my first visit to the cave, I felt as though I had crossed into another dimension, like entering a giant womb." The approximately 40-minute experience utilizes projected images, light, and movement, with Tanchum developing an AI-based visual system to interact with the cave's natural contours. This is the seventh contemporary art exhibition presented in the caves, aiming to offer visitors a unique sensory and emotional journey through one of Israel's significant heritage sites.