(haipo) - During her studies at the Technion, the architect Karin Kickenzon created a final project that involved copying all the commercial areas and the street onto the roofs. It was submitted in the spring of 2016. Years later, the final project gave birth to the idea for the book "Bubble in Rushing Waters", Karin's first book, and it was the first step in creating a utopian world in a dense urban center like the one in Haifa's Hadar neighborhood.
About the book "Bubble in raging water"
Imagine that in the heart of the divided state of Israel a unique community arose that developed complete independence. A productive-agricultural community that is based on the production of products from the hemp plant known for its various qualities and the production of many diverse products from it; From textiles and nutritional supplements, through fuels, oils and care products, to quality building products.
The year is 2045. Israel is more divided than ever. torn and split. Within it exist separate communities known as "bubbles", one of which is the agricultural community. Hadar Zion, an ambitious justice warrior, embarks on a secret espionage mission and aims to eliminate this bubble, on the orders of the leading candidate for the Prime Ministership. She sneaks in and meets some of the local residents, including Ella, the enigmatic manager of the greenhouses, who is the stormy one and opens Hadar's heart.
As Hadar deepens her acquaintance with the residents, she becomes entangled in a thicket of lies, and finds herself torn between the feelings of love and belonging - and loyalty to the country.
This is a dystopian, LGBT novel - between two women, that raises essential questions about belonging, Israeliness, governmental corruption and the eternal power of loving others. The book is intended for anyone interested in community initiatives, frustrated by the criminal neglect of the authorities and looking for a worthy alternative to life in divided Israel.
A little about the author...
Karin Kickenzon is an architect who lives in Binyamina with her partner, their two children and their two dogs. "Bubble in raging waters" is her debut book. The author creates an urban world that was inspired by her residence in Haifa's Hadar neighborhood. This neighborhood formed the basis for Kirin to create her final project in her first degree at the Technion - where she emphasized the strengths of the entrepreneurial community in the face of the government's and the municipality's handlessness.
Karin Kikenzon:
In my final project, on whose principles the book is also based, I described an urban space whose people make use of all its corners, even the darkest ones. Abandoned buildings were located and marked on a map, and became the focus of the event. The roofs had tremendous potential but was wasted, and I designated them to be a new urban layer, where the residents could walk, work, and especially cultivate vegetation for the benefit of food and employment security.
Because what we lack now in the dystopian reality is another dystopian fiction novel?
Hadar is already dystopian enough and there are bubble communities in it too.
Yes, those who are frustrated by the governmental corruption and the Justice Party that rules Israel until its collapse
Due to legalization, he will find solace in the story of LGBT lesbians about growing hemp on rooftops. Great.
The book. Tomorrow America. by David Sela. A wonderful description of Hadar and life there in other years
I wonder if the author succeeds in uniting the different populations through this idea of urban agriculture in her dystopian splendor or if this is again a multi-faceted book of 'we are the enlightened and the good and the rest are our enemies'. Because I considered the idea of turning the laid out yards into mini community gardens that could act as a unifying factor in Hadar.