Israeli artist, Sigalit Landau, wondered what it would look like, and this led to an eight-part photo series entitled Salt Bride.

Landau was inspired by a 1916 play, titled Dybbuk, which features a woman who becomes possessed by the spirit of a dead lover. The black dress Landau used for her project was a replica of the one worn by the protagonist of the drama.

She submerged the dress in the super-salty waters of the Dead Sea in 2014, only checking on it every three months, to take pictures of the transformation in progress.

The resultant glittering gown was formed through the process of salt crystallisation.

Because the Dead Sea lies in a basin with no exit it has accumulated an extremely high salt content, due to various factors, such as leaching from the surrounding soil. This has led to the body of water having a higher concentration of salts than any other large water body on earth. These high salt levels are the reason for the extreme buoyancy one experiences when floating in the water.

It is also what enabled Landau to create this piece of art, which is just the latest of many artworks she has done around this body of water, where she also grew up.

Small salt crystals first attached themselves to the fabrics of the dress, which eventually formed a scaffolding for more salt to be attracted and attach to. Two years later, and a glittering, shimmering crystalline work of art emerged.

Both the dress, and the photographs of it taken during its transformation are currently on display at London's  Marlboro Contemporary Gallery.

All Pictures by Sigalit Landau and Yotam From