A moment suspended between fear and faith
where chaos gives way to clarity, and the impossible becomes a path forward.
*Splitting the Sea* is a collection rooted in one of the most defining moments in Jewish memory, translated into a contemporary visual language created in Jerusalem. These works do not attempt to illustrate the event, but to capture its emotional and spiritual tension—the threshold between what was and what can be.
Through layered textures, movement, and shifting fields of color, each piece reflects a different internal experience of that moment: hesitation, surrender, courage, and transformation. The sea is not only parted in form, but in feeling—revealing a passage that is deeply personal.
Each work is a one-of-a-kind original, created for collectors who seek more than visual presence—those who value meaning, depth, and cultural connection within their space. These pieces are held in private collections across the United States, where they often become a quiet yet powerful focal point within a refined interior.
This is not a depiction of the past.
It is an invitation to recognize a moment of transition—within history, and within your own space.

Chani Guttman
Architect — Jerusalem
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