Timeless. I cannot put into words the feeling of walking through the ancient pathways of Jewish history, the feeling that in essence little has changed over the centuries, of being present as part of millennia of Jewish existence. So I try and photograph it. The places which are so deeply part of our racial memory, the stories which make up our history, they are alive and little changed if you know where to find them. These places now would look different to our ancestors but they certainly wouldn't feel different. To live in a timeless world, that is the essence of what I am trying to express with my art.

The resulting work uses techniques to ensure that the prints have so much detail that you could almost walk into them, together with aspect ratios uniquely chosen to strengthen and complement the subject matter. With the finest of archival printing and finishing methods I truly believe that I am creating the very best quality possible. My aim is to have the viewer share my emotions, what I felt and what I set out to express. To become one with the beauty and timelessness.

All photographs, text & design © Beni Rubinstein 2009