Ronnie Bass, Carmel Michaeli and Gilad Ratman

The Band of the Family of the Bell

Braverman Gallery is pleased to present a collaborative project by artists Ronnie Bass, Carmel Michaeli, and Gilad Ratman. Entitled the Band of the Family of the Bell, the exhibition comprises video, sculpture and music that relay and interpret the story of a seemingly messianic family or group that call themselves the Family of the Bell.



Opens Thursday, June 14th 2012, 8pm

Live performance at 9pm

THE BEGINNING OF THE FAMILY OF THE BELL

The stars are dim

They’re almost done

Call your friends

It’s time they come

And when they come they’ll bring the Sun?

When they come they’ll bring the Sun

We think they heard you play your song

We like your song replay your song

We think they heard you play your song

We like your song replay your song

Here come my friends

School now begins



When your friends arrive

Bring them all inside

Activate the Sun

And they’ll see what you have done

For now prepare your lessons

Rejoice in the reception

Everything will tell

And the Family of the Bell

Put away your sun your friends have come!

Put away your sun your friends have come!

Put away your sun your friends have come!

Put away your sun your friends have come!

THE BAND OF THE FAMILY OF THE BELL

We are the Band of the Family of the Bell

Yeah, we’re Band of the Family of the Bell

We’re the Band of the Family of the Bell

Yeah we’re the Band of the Family of the Bell

We will rise when they come to surprise

We’re gonna rise when they come to surprise

We’re the Band of the Family of the Bell

Yeah we’re the Band of the Family of the Bell

We’ve been in the ground for eight years

In the ground for forty yearsW

We’ve been in the ground for eight years

In the ground for forty years

We’re the family of the Family of the Bell

We’re the family of the Family of the Bell

We’re the family of the Family of the Bell

We are the family of the Family of the Bell

In the ground for forty years

In the ground for sixty years

We’re the band of the Family of the Bell

We’re the band of the Family of the Bell

Now is the time we rise

It’s not too late to try

Now is the time we rise

It’s not too late to try

Yes now is the time we rise

It’s not too late to try

ONCE WE WERE EIGHT, NOW WE'RE THREE

Once we were eight now we’re three

Once we were eight now were three

Once we were eight now we’re three

Begot the only one save for me

Once we were eight now we’re three

Once we were eight now we’re three

Once we were eight and now we’re three

Begot the only one save for me

Exploding from the earth and from the sea

Begot the only one save for me

The journey is of now come and see

We once were eight but now we’re only three

The Family of the Bell says to stay

They sent us here and told us how to play

They’ll be here very soon you must wait

The Ocean swallows Moon in the day

Once we were eight now we’re three

Once we were eight now we’re three

Once we were eight now we’re three

Begot the only one save for me

Once we were eight now we’re three

Once we were eight now we’re three

Once we were eight now we’re three

Begot the only one save for me

Exploding from the earth and from the sea

Begot the only one save for me

The journey is of now so come and see

We once were eight but now we’re only three

NOW WE SEE

All across the ocean we will sing

For thing that they bring

All across the ocean we will sing

For everything that they bring

All across the ocean we will sing

For everything that they bring

All across the ocean we will sing

Eyes like a prize

They come from inside

Eyes like a prize

They come from inside

They’ll guide to the rite

To make the triad

Here we go it's slow

Eyes in the snow

Now we see the Sun is on the rise

We must go and see what this is like!

Now we see the Sun is on the rise

We must go and see what this is like!

Now we see the Sun is on the rise

We must go and see what this is like!

Now we see the Sun is on the rise

We must go and see what this is like!