The meaning of the Hebrew text made of cactus spines in the artwork: “נע ונד” refers to two sources:

One originates from the biblical passage describing the punishment Cain received from God after killing his brother Abel (Genesis 4:14, KJV):
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”

However, the text in the artwork also references the curse that Jesus pronounced upon Ahasver, according to the antisemitic legend of the “Wandering Jew.”

This legend originally depicted a man of unknown origin who mocked Jesus Christ on his way to the crucifixion and was therefore cursed to wander the earth eternally, awaiting Christ’s return. The story, printed in 1602, established the key elements of all subsequent versions: The shoemaker Ahasverus is said to have lived in Jerusalem at the time of Christ. He regarded Christ as a “heretic and deceiver” and supported his condemnation and execution “because he knew nothing else.” When Christ was carrying the cross to the execution site, Ahasverus refused to let him rest in front of his house. Christ then looked at him and said: “I shall stand and rest, but you shall go.”