About Code Muse
The video work moves between worlds of labor and consciousness, translating cycles of nature and work into a visual language that bridges traditions of craftsmanship and artificial intelligence.
Inspired by Hesiod’s Works and Days, Rotem constructs an algorithmic weave of images, transforming allegories from Hesiod’s mythopoetic universe into a contemporary visual meditation centered on the relationship between the handmade object and the digital image.
“Mythological imagery alongside remnants of material culture.”
Rotem approaches the studio as a sacred field of labor, where he weaves, braids, and layers imagined mythological imagery alongside remnants of material culture drawn from the museum’s collections, reanimating them through a slow and hypnotic ritual of continual transformation.
Code Muse was created especially for the ongoing "Works and Days" Biennale for Arts and Design at the Eretz Israel Museum, titled Works and Days. Inspired by Hesiod's ancient poem, the Biennale explores themes of labor, craftsmanship, nature, time, and human ethics, inviting contemporary artists to respond through their own practices. Created within this curatorial framework, Code Muse offers a contemporary interpretation of the relationship between tradition, technology, and human creativity.
