Artists shout and demonstrate in the streets. They form an audience and are heard in the capital, on Balfour Street. "Revolution, democracy!" they shout, and so do we. But we hesitate in embarrassment - "Is this the Jerusalem Syndrome?" It seems they confuse carnival and protest, and use art to hide the loss of politics. It seems we must dive deeper into this Dionysian MUSEum. Thus our convoy is led by the official Minister of the Banquet: the queer party line Kok Schok TLV. We seek meaning in this place if we are doomed to stay. We enter the "new club" on Balfour Street dressed in white and hoping to be infected with the Syndrome. But something isn't right. After all, if something must be shouted it ought to be: "Extinction Rebellion!"

We wish to use the messianic gesture of our land, Eretz Israel MUSEum. Maybe our souls will remain after our bodies are gone. Therefore, we decide to return to Tel Aviv. There in the city of sins we dare to ask each other in despair: "Is it in fact Extinction Rebellion, or rather is it rebellion itself that’s extinct?” Quickly and naturally, we dive into the depths of the syndrome, so that we might succeed in realizing the Museu-cracy and exist between the olive trees and the stars.












EPISODE 5: Jerusalem Syndrome
Erez Israel MUSEum | 2 videos: Révolution, 37:55, Planetarium, 8:13


Jerusalem Syndrome

by Kok Schok and hakahaLahakah

















WATCH: Part 1: Révolution [37:55] ︎

WATCH: Part 2: Planetarium [8:13] ︎



Bonus


WATCH: Prequel [48:24] ︎

WATCH: Epilogue [01:02] ︎



















Artists shout in the streets. They manage to gather an audience in the capital, on Balfour St., and combine carnival and protest. "Revolution, democracy!" They shout, and so do we. But deep within our hearts we hesitate in embarrassment - "Is this Jerusalem Syndrome?" Either way, if we are doomed to get stuck here, we need to dive deeper into the Dionysian MUSEum, thus our convoy was led by the official Minister of the Banquet: party-line Kok Schok TLV. Together, we sought meaning in this place. We started at the "new club" on Balfour st., as the youth called it, dressed in white and hoping to catch the Syndrome. But something isn't right, after all, if something needs to be shouted it ought to be: "Extinction Rebellion!"

We were determined to enter the messianic gesture of the Eretz Israel MUSEum, that something of our soul would remain after the body is gone. Therefore, we decide to return to Tel Aviv. There in the city of sins we dare to ask each other in despair: "Is it in fact extinction rebellion, or rather rebellion (itself) extinct?” Quickly and naturally, we dive into the depths of the syndrome, so we might succeed in realizing the Museu-cracy, and exist between the olive trees and the stars.



Shot in Balfour St. Jerusalem, and Muza Eretz Israel Museum Tel-Aviv

By Haim Vitali Cohen, Ido Feder
& Yochai Shefa Matos

A Choreography by hakahaLahakah

Captured by Goni Riskin

Performers: Ido Barak, Haim Vitali Cohen, Ido Feder, Max Gertzen, Tamar Even Chen, Hila Gluskinos, Yochai Shefa Matos,Kobi Swissa, Amit Tina, Yael Weiss

Music: Shake Yer Dix by Peaches, Rocket number 9 (Gesaffelstein Remix) by Zombie Zombie

Thanks to: Yoav Matos, Yael Dahan, Gosha Gans, Dr. Debby Hershman, Barak Pony