Nothing Endures Except ChangePersonal Project · Collage

A personal collage project inspired by Ludwig Börne's words on time, mortality and the things that help us rise above the everyday.

Handmade collage process with a gravestone and wine glass

Handmade film and sunflower collage process

Handmade guitar and birds collage process

Turning memory into a physical world

I first encountered the text when my father read it at my grandfather's funeral, and it stayed with me. I translated its ideas into a handmade world of clocks, swords, flowers, music and memory, built from cardboard and collage.

Behind the scenes

Four handmade collage scenes arranged together

Building the film and sunflower collage by hand

Credits

Concept, Design and Animation:: Shir Lavy
Special thanks:: Dana Niv