Unerasable Memories
A Historic Look at the Videobrasil Collection. Conflictual episodes of history based on the personal perspectives of renowned artists. Curator: Agustín Pérez Rubio.
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In This House, 2004
Video, 30’19”
In This House tells the story of Ali Hashisho, a photojournalist who joined the Lebanese resistance in the country’s Popular Democratic Party and led a militia that occupied a Christian household in Ain el Mir for six years. The house was forcibly occupied by pro-Palestine militias following the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Sidon, at a time when new battlefronts were being drawn. When the militias were dismantled, in 1992, Ali Hashisho wrote a letter and buried it inside an empty explosive shell in the garden of the house. The intended recipients were the owners of the house, in case they could return after the conflict.
Akram Zaatari’s photographs, films, videos, installations, and performances explore the state of image-making and deal with matters of representation, identity, and desire. He is a cofounder of the Arab Image Foundation. He took part in the Turin Triennale (2008); the Istanbul (2011), Venice (2007), and São Paulo (2006) biennials; and the dOCUMENTA 13 (Kassel, 2012). Recent solo shows include Projects 100: Akram Zaatari, MoMA, New York (2013). His work is represented in the collections of Tate Modern, London, and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
© Still: Akram Zaatari
A Historic Look at the Videobrasil Collection. Conflictual episodes of history based on the personal perspectives of renowned artists. Curator: Agustín Pérez Rubio.