Palestine from Above
Macht und koloniale Hegemonie - Dokumente im Dialog mit künstlerischen Projekten. 11. Sept. 2021 - 15. Jan. 2022, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah.
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Inside The Editing Room
Video installation
A video installation exploring the relationship between Palestinian officers who accompanied the late president Yasser Arafat on his travels between the West Bank and Gaza Strip after establishing the Palestinian National Authority following the Oslo Agreement. The officers were granted the opportunity to see Palestinian cities in their everyday states as disharmonious landscapes and slums. President Arafat favoured travelling by helicopter, which allowed him to descend from the sky and greet his fans. These helicopters were to stay on a specific flight path set by the Israeli Aviation Authority. Regarding the noise pollution made by the helicopters: “Heterogeneous sounds whose intensity exceeds the normal permissible average for the ear.”
Part of Chapter 4: Ports of Memory
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© Photo, text: Courtesy of artist, author, and A. M. Qattan Foundation
Macht und koloniale Hegemonie - Dokumente im Dialog mit künstlerischen Projekten. 11. Sept. 2021 - 15. Jan. 2022, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah.