Daniel "Dani" Karavan (1930–2021) was an internationally acclaimed Israeli sculptor and landscape architect known for creating monumental, site-specific environmental art. His work often bridged the gap between architecture and sculpture, using natural elements like light, water, wind, and trees to transform public spaces into immersive memorials and meditative environments

Monument to the Negev Brigade (1963–1968): Located in Beersheba, Israel, this is his most iconic early work—a massive concrete structure that functions as both a memorial and a playground for light and shadow. Axe Majeur (1980–ongoing): A three-kilometer-long urban axis in Cergy-Pontoise, France, connecting the city to the landscape through a series of twelve stations. Passages – Homage to Walter Benjamin (1990–1994): A site-specific memorial in Portbou, Spain, where a steel tunnel leads visitors toward the sea, commemorating the philosopher who died there. Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism (1999–2012): A circular pool in Berlin featuring a daily fresh flower, dedicated to the Sinti and Roma murdered during the Holocaust