Hilltop Shelter

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Artist:

Saul Salo

Location:

Desert Sculpture Park
Mitzpe Ramon

Size:

10 feet tall x 15 feet square

Material:

Negev Stone

Date:

1962

Description An eyecatcher on top of a small hill with a commanding view of the area including Ramon crater
Caption An inspiring arrangement of stones, evidence of intelligence and balance, in a barren landscape. This structure, built with stones arranged like a house of cards, is on the top of a small hill overlooking the park below and the crater in the distance. The view, once you get there, is magnificent.

Identification of the sculpture was provided by 
Negev Jeep Tours
http://www.negevjeep.co.il/
Phone:  052 8813112  
They provide tours of Ramon Crater and Desert Sculpture Park

To see other, very different, sculptures by the same artist go to: 
"The Woman Prisoner": www.israelpublicart.com/collection/the-w...
"Tall Still Life": [http://www.israelpublicart.com/collection/tall-still-life]




Other References The artist's web site is under construction. Look at: http://www.salsart.com.au/
http://www.fodors.com/world/africa-and-middle-east/isra... 

About Makhtesh Ramon http://mosaic.lk.net/g-ramon.html