Sharjah Art Museum
Part 8 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.
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Postage Stamp UAE. 2013
Post stamp print on sticker, and banner print on PVC
The ‘Postage Stamp’ series (2011-), projects a vision of a free and independent Palestinian homeland. This artistic effort began in 2009 with Live and Work in Palestine, in which people could apply for a permanent residence card, and continued with State of Palestine (2011-12), a visa stamp for passports. Jarrar has asked post offices in several countries to produce an official postage stamp with his design, which people can buy and use. Among the countries that agreed to make these stamps are Germany, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Norway. He has received numerous postcards with the stamp in Ramallah, where he lives. The Palestinian Authority, however, is not allowed to make these stamps because the postage system is controlled by Israel. His stamp was refused in Canada, France and Spain, and the process proved difficult in the Netherlands. In countries where he can’t make official stamps, he prints nonofficial ones.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
© Text: SB11 Guidebook
Part 8 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.