Keep Your Eye on the Wall: Palestinian Landscapes
Fotografii de Taysir Batniji, Raed Bawayah, Rula Halawanien Limba Engleză Hardback – 7 apr 2014
"Shockingly beautiful and evocative . . . the artists echo the feelings of Palestinians who have to make do with life in a divided, disfigured land."—Raja Shehadeh
In art and literature, walls are frequently used as powerful symbols of division. For the people of Palestine, however, the wall that cuts deeply into their land and society is all too real, snaking through over seven hundred kilometres of the West Bank. It throttles Palestinians, seals off Israelis, and all but guarantees perpetual ignorance, fear, and rage on both sides.
Keep Your Eye on the Wall brings together seven award-winning artist-photographers and four essayists, all responding to the Wall in images or words, specially commissioned for this book. The photographers present unique perspectives, whether documenting the journey of laborers across the barrier, the desolation of abandoned checkpoints, or the tattered posters of "martyrs" on a wall in Gaza.
Featuring the photographic work of Taysir Batniji, Raed Bawayah, Rula Halawani, Noel Jabbour, Raeda Saadeh, Steve Sabella, and Kai Wiedonhöfer, and the words of Malu Halasa, Yael Lerer, Christine Leuenberger, and Adania Shibli.
Olivia Snaije is the books editor for Harper's Bazaar Art and a reporter for Beirut's Daily Star. She was formerly executive editor at Alef, a London-based magazine covering Middle Eastern culture, and editor-in-chief of World Media in Paris.
Mitchell Albert was the program director of Writers' Centre Norwich and the former editorial director of PEN International. He is currently associate editor of Steppe, a magazine of Central Asian arts and culture.
In art and literature, walls are frequently used as powerful symbols of division. For the people of Palestine, however, the wall that cuts deeply into their land and society is all too real, snaking through over seven hundred kilometres of the West Bank. It throttles Palestinians, seals off Israelis, and all but guarantees perpetual ignorance, fear, and rage on both sides.
Keep Your Eye on the Wall brings together seven award-winning artist-photographers and four essayists, all responding to the Wall in images or words, specially commissioned for this book. The photographers present unique perspectives, whether documenting the journey of laborers across the barrier, the desolation of abandoned checkpoints, or the tattered posters of "martyrs" on a wall in Gaza.
Featuring the photographic work of Taysir Batniji, Raed Bawayah, Rula Halawani, Noel Jabbour, Raeda Saadeh, Steve Sabella, and Kai Wiedonhöfer, and the words of Malu Halasa, Yael Lerer, Christine Leuenberger, and Adania Shibli.
Olivia Snaije is the books editor for Harper's Bazaar Art and a reporter for Beirut's Daily Star. She was formerly executive editor at Alef, a London-based magazine covering Middle Eastern culture, and editor-in-chief of World Media in Paris.
Mitchell Albert was the program director of Writers' Centre Norwich and the former editorial director of PEN International. He is currently associate editor of Steppe, a magazine of Central Asian arts and culture.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780863567599
ISBN-10: 0863567592
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 82 color photographs
Dimensiuni: 201 x 259 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.04 kg
Ediția:1.
Editura: SAQI BOOKS
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0863567592
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 82 color photographs
Dimensiuni: 201 x 259 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.04 kg
Ediția:1.
Editura: SAQI BOOKS
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
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Recenzii
'Seven artist-photographers and four essayists searingly present the wall in pictures and text, in a beautiful accordion bound book, that like the wall, extends in a long line from beginning to end ... One can only hope that this wall will someday fall and the disputed areas will be peacefully reconciled to the advantage of both sides. This book embodies that hope.'
Publishers Weekly
'This project is a powerful endeavour, and creates a tangible and powerful collection of images and thoughts on this particular neo-colonial structure. The photographs and reflections that it contains spark immediate recall in anyone who has experienced the wall and its effects first hand, and has significance in communicating an awareness of its tangible existence and its ramifications for readers who approach it from a greater distance. At the same time, it presents a certain stimulus or provocation for thought rather than a summation or thesis regarding the on-going existence of such a management and constriction of lived space.'
Warscapes
'A beautifully balanced combination of visual and textual explorations of the wall as a physical and psychological barrier ... the possible benefits and pitfalls of incorporating the wall into artistic production are tackled head-on ... While art certainly can beautify, it can also serve as a vehicle to expose a truth, provoke a new perspective in the viewer, pose questions, document events, educate or tell a story. The photographs in “Keep Your Eye on the Wall” do all this and more ... Whatever your take on the dangers or benefits of art inspired by the wall, this is a beautiful book, balancing insightful, thought-provoking writing with a wonderful and varied selection of photographs by some of Palestine’s most talented artists.'
Daily Star, Lebanon
Notă biografică
Olivia Snaije: Olivia Snaije is the books editor for Harper’s Bazaar Art and a reporter for Beirut’s Daily Star. She was formerly Executive Editor at Alef, a London-based magazine covering Middle Eastern culture, and Editor-in-Chief of World Media in Paris.
Mitchell Albert: Mitchell Albert was the Programme Director of Writers’ Centre Norwich, a UK literary development agency with an international remit, and the former Editorial Director of PEN International. He is currently Associate Editor of Steppe, a magazine of Central Asian arts and culture.
Raja Shehadeh: Raja Shehadeh is one of Palestine's leading writers. He is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq. He is the author of 'Strangers in the House' and 'A Rift in Time', and winner of the 2008 Orwell Prize for 'Palestinian Walks'.
Mitchell Albert: Mitchell Albert was the Programme Director of Writers’ Centre Norwich, a UK literary development agency with an international remit, and the former Editorial Director of PEN International. He is currently Associate Editor of Steppe, a magazine of Central Asian arts and culture.
Raja Shehadeh: Raja Shehadeh is one of Palestine's leading writers. He is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq. He is the author of 'Strangers in the House' and 'A Rift in Time', and winner of the 2008 Orwell Prize for 'Palestinian Walks'.
Cuprins
Contributors: The Photographers
Taysir Batniji's work has been shown in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, the US and Brazil, and is in the collections of the Centre Pompidou and the Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris) and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Raed Bawayah has exhibited in Europe and the Middle East. His work is in several collections, including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris), the Jerusalem Foundation and the Kunstmuseum (Stuttgart).
Rula Halawani's work has been exhibited in the Middle East, Europe and the US, and is in several collections including he Centre Pompidou (Paris), the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. A recipient of numerous awards, she founded the Photography Programme at Birzeit University, Palestine, where she teaches.
Noel Jabbour has exhibited in Europe, the Middle East, and the US. Her work is in collections worldwide, including The Israel Museum (Jerusalem), the Zabludowicz Collection and the Musée Nicéphore Niépce (Chalon-sur-Saône),
where she was an artist in- residence in 2005.
Raeda Saadeh has participated in shows in Europe, the Middle East and the US. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain de Lorraine (Metz). She lives and works in Jerusalem.
Steve Sabella studied photography and visual arts in Jerusalem, the US and the UK. He has exhibited internationally and his work can be found in the collections of the British Museum and the Arab Museum of Modern Art (Doha).
Kai Wiedenhöfer is the recipient of numerous awards. His published work includes Perfect Peace, detailing Palestinian life between the two intifadas, Wall and The Book of Destruction, which documents the last war in Gaza.
Contributors: The Writers
Malu Halasa is a writer, editor, and curator based in London. Her books and exhibitions on Middle Eastern visual culture provide a complex view of the region. She is Editor-at-Large for Portal 9: Stories and Critical Writing About the City, a new bilingual journal on urbanism from Beirut.
Yael Lerer was born in Tel Aviv and is the founder of Andalus Publishing, an independent publishing house dedicated to the translation of Arabic literature into Hebrew. She is a co-founder of the Tajamu'-Balad (National Democratic Alliance) Party, and was a former Member of Knesset.
Christine Leuenberger is a sociologist and Senior Lecturer at Cornell University, in the US. A Fulbright Scholar in Israel and the Palestinian Territories in 2008 and a Fulbright Specialist at Tel Aviv University in 2011, she is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Scholar's award to investigate the history and sociology of mapping practices in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Adania Shibli was born in Palestine in 1974 and lives between Ramallah and Berlin. She has published two novels and many short stories as well as narrative and art essays, and has twice won the Qattan Young Writer's Award-Palestine. She also edited Dispositions (2012), a study of the work of several Palestinian artists. In 2009 she obtained her PhD in media and cultural studies from the University of East London, and has lectured in the UK and at Birzeit University, Palestine.
Taysir Batniji's work has been shown in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, the US and Brazil, and is in the collections of the Centre Pompidou and the Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris) and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Raed Bawayah has exhibited in Europe and the Middle East. His work is in several collections, including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris), the Jerusalem Foundation and the Kunstmuseum (Stuttgart).
Rula Halawani's work has been exhibited in the Middle East, Europe and the US, and is in several collections including he Centre Pompidou (Paris), the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. A recipient of numerous awards, she founded the Photography Programme at Birzeit University, Palestine, where she teaches.
Noel Jabbour has exhibited in Europe, the Middle East, and the US. Her work is in collections worldwide, including The Israel Museum (Jerusalem), the Zabludowicz Collection and the Musée Nicéphore Niépce (Chalon-sur-Saône),
where she was an artist in- residence in 2005.
Raeda Saadeh has participated in shows in Europe, the Middle East and the US. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain de Lorraine (Metz). She lives and works in Jerusalem.
Steve Sabella studied photography and visual arts in Jerusalem, the US and the UK. He has exhibited internationally and his work can be found in the collections of the British Museum and the Arab Museum of Modern Art (Doha).
Kai Wiedenhöfer is the recipient of numerous awards. His published work includes Perfect Peace, detailing Palestinian life between the two intifadas, Wall and The Book of Destruction, which documents the last war in Gaza.
Contributors: The Writers
Malu Halasa is a writer, editor, and curator based in London. Her books and exhibitions on Middle Eastern visual culture provide a complex view of the region. She is Editor-at-Large for Portal 9: Stories and Critical Writing About the City, a new bilingual journal on urbanism from Beirut.
Yael Lerer was born in Tel Aviv and is the founder of Andalus Publishing, an independent publishing house dedicated to the translation of Arabic literature into Hebrew. She is a co-founder of the Tajamu'-Balad (National Democratic Alliance) Party, and was a former Member of Knesset.
Christine Leuenberger is a sociologist and Senior Lecturer at Cornell University, in the US. A Fulbright Scholar in Israel and the Palestinian Territories in 2008 and a Fulbright Specialist at Tel Aviv University in 2011, she is a recipient of a National Science Foundation Scholar's award to investigate the history and sociology of mapping practices in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Adania Shibli was born in Palestine in 1974 and lives between Ramallah and Berlin. She has published two novels and many short stories as well as narrative and art essays, and has twice won the Qattan Young Writer's Award-Palestine. She also edited Dispositions (2012), a study of the work of several Palestinian artists. In 2009 she obtained her PhD in media and cultural studies from the University of East London, and has lectured in the UK and at Birzeit University, Palestine.