Spending a full month in Israel was a lifetime experience. I was invited as the first Slovak visual artist for an artist residency project hosted by the Slovak Cultural Institute in Jerusalem. The atmosphere was tense even in 2021, with noticeable societal tensions and dramatic changes in the scenery. I conveyed these feelings in my series „Sand and Dust,“ creating 11 works during that month. This energy flowed through me, leading to a new development in my work. The blend of abstraction and representation took on a new form.