Ronen Tanchum

Press Kit

The Eighth Sound

A 40-minute collaborative audiovisual journey with Ehud Banai, unfolding across twenty unique projections inside the ancient cave system of Beit Guvrin.

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The Eighth Sound, press image 1. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum. Source file: 20 v1 cave arch with visitor longshot.

Work

  • The Eighth Sound, 2026
  • Generative audiovisual installation

Short Description

  • A 40-minute collaborative audiovisual journey with Ehud Banai, unfolding across twenty unique projections inside the ancient cave system of Beit Guvrin.

Long Description

  • The Eighth Sound is a forty-minute collaborative audiovisual installation created by Ronen Tanchum with Ehud Banai for Beit Guvrin National Park. Installed inside the ancient cave system, the work unfolds across twenty distinct projection surfaces, each treated as an encounter between stone, voice, image, and memory. Banai's voice, music, stories, and spiritual presence form the emotional score, while generated light moves through limestone, arches, openings, sand, and darkness as if discovered inside the site rather than placed on top of it.

Technical

  • Artwork by Ronen Tanchum and Ehud Banai

Additional Details

  • Beit Guvrin National Park, Israel, opening June 21, 2026
  • Commissioned for the Israel Nature and Parks Authority
  • 40-minute generative audiovisual journey
  • 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. Source file: eighth sound bell cave main 2026 06 23.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 3. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum. Source file: 20260526 210701.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 4. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum. Source file: 20260526 195325.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 5. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum. Source file: 20260526 213205.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 6. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum. Source file: 20260526 195103.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 7. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum. Source file: 11 v1 skylight projection ring.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 8. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum. Source file: 14 v1 stair projection with visitor.
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The Eighth Sound, press image 9. 2026. Courtesy of Ronen Tanchum. Source file: 15 v1 cave arch projection longshot.

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