About 3330 years ago, the people of Israel exodus a life of slavery in eathunt Egypt. In the next few days we, the jewish people, will be celebrating this exodus, once again. This exodus has become a symbol across many cultures for the human basic need and while to be free. But are we really free today?
Before you (above) is the work of Lavi Parchik (instagram) , an EHS person, and an internet professional (who also helped with the build of this site), from Israel, titled “we all want to be free, but from what?”. The work was done and presented for a teachers presentation in a college in Jerusalem, in which Lavi teach. The work marks the enslavement of the human kind to the smartphone and wireless media devices, and ask the question, “are we really free?”.
Lavi writes:
“This is a photoshop work I have made for the exhibition 3 years ago in the subject of “becoming free”, based on an Egyptian wall painting. In every Pesach, I remember it and see that there was no change ( apart from new wireless headphones, repeaters, and wireless zoon conversations). “
“The Rationale for the work was that during the generation the jewish people was released from the domination of foren super powers, Egyptians, Babelon, Romans, British mandate (and many more). In our days (in which Israelis are free In the sovereign state of Israel) it seems that the national enslavement was transformed to the enslavement of our awareness. The place of superpowers is taken by multinational giant corporations that adicts us all (not just jews) to their products so that more and more people are addicted to their smartphones, and band over their devices everywhere, anytime. “
“The words of the songs “slaves” by Israel rook artist “Berry Sacharov“, reflects the current reality:
“We are all slaved of someone that ask feel now! We open a wire mouth and waiting for the next hit/serve”.
“The next “Hit” in the song is the acceptance to the next story, next comment of next “like”. Which makes me think, have we really become free? or that we just changed one master (Egypt) for a different enslavement?”