This trail starts here

Asaf Lifshitz first produced art when working at the Netanya foundry of Itzik Ben-Shalom. His sculptures can be found at Kibbutz Maoz Haim, where he lives and works, and throughout Israel.

Tree of Knowledge – Prof. Josh Zeevi commissioned Asaf Lifshitz to commemorate 60 years of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Lifshitz was inspired by a huge eucalyptus tree near the kibbutz carpentry facility, which, despite being subject to strong westerly winds, retained an upright trunk. Nearby, workers’ footprints covered the garage floor with oil stains, which reminded the artist of fallen leaves, and, by association, an escape – perhaps from the wind. In Tree of Knowledge, Lifshitz substituted these footprints with printed circuits which he hung on the branches in lieu of leaves.

Gift of Zohar and Yehuda Zisapel, alumni

Ouri’s Corner – Ouri Mayseless was an outstanding student in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, who posted equations and links on the Internet as a resource for other students. In August 2003, 21-year-old Ouri was killed during a trip to Alaska. His family, who had seen Asaf Lifshitz’s sculpture in Tel Aviv of the 25-year-old pilot Boaz Gafni killed in flight, commissioned the sculptor to commemorate their son. Ouri’s Corner is a seated, life-size sculpture; his school bag – displaying a coded riddle – lays at his feet.

Gift of Ofra and Meir Mayseless