Ronen Tanchum

Press Kit

The Eighth Sound

A 40-minute audiovisual installation with Ehud Banai, unfolding across twenty projection surfaces inside the caves of Beit Guvrin.

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The Eighth Sound, press image 1. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.

Work

  • The Eighth Sound, 2026
  • Generative audiovisual installation

Short Description

  • A 40-minute audiovisual installation with Ehud Banai, unfolding across twenty projection surfaces inside the caves of Beit Guvrin.

Long Description

  • The Eighth Sound is a forty-minute audiovisual installation created by Ronen Tanchum with Ehud Banai for the Israel Nature and Parks Authority at Beit Guvrin National Park. The work unfolds across twenty projection surfaces inside the park’s ancient cave system. Banai’s voice, music, and stories move through generated forms across limestone, arches, openings, stairways, sand, and darkness.

Technical

  • 40-minute generative audiovisual installation

Additional Details

  • Beit Guvrin National Park, Israel, opened June 21, 2026
  • Artwork by Ronen Tanchum and Ehud Banai
  • Commissioned for the Israel Nature and Parks Authority
  • Planned eight-month run, three nights a week
  • Twenty unique projection surfaces shaped by the cave architecture
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The Eighth Sound, press image 2. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 3. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 4. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 5. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 6. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 7. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 8. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 9. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum.

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