Swing of the Scythe Sculpture

The scythe is associated with Efrat Natan’s childhood memories from the kibbutz where she grew up, as well as with the Israeli myth of the pioneer, the hero of the Zionist revolution. Indeed, in many early posters and photographs, the larger-than-life figure of the pioneer is shown energetically swinging a scythe. Like the hammer and sickle, this agricultural imagery symbolized the socialist dream…