Sgraffito wall | Arik Koren | Wall Art Investigation
A report detailing the history, original condition and current state of sgraffito reliefs by Arik Koren (1931-2017) that were created in 1958 on the walls of the 'Paratrooper's House' in Kibbutz Ma'agan. The central work 'Parachutes in the Wind' is embedded on the facade walls of the building and forms an integral part of the building's design. The modernist building erected on the banks of the Sea of Galilee, designed by architect Shemi Almozanino, was built following the events of the 'Ma'agan Disaster' and serves as a memorial site for the settlement's paratroopers, victims of the Ma'agan Disaster, members of the kibbutz who fell in the Israeli wars and relatives of families of the kibbutz who perrished in the Holocaust. The report was carried out in 2023 at the request of the Wall Art Survey in Israel by the Yad Ben-Zvi Institute and the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel.
