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Refuge 6, by Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)
Basel Uraiqat's series of works, entitled, "Refuge," was created in response to poetic texts written by Habibah Sheikh, a nomadic performance artist originally from Lebanon, and the curator of the Mitli Mitlak exhibition. In the text, a character…
Refuge 7, by Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)
Basel Uraiqat's series of works, entitled, "Refuge," was created in response to poetic texts written by Habibah Sheikh, a nomadic performance artist originally from Lebanon, and the curator of the Mitli Mitlak exhibition. In the text, a character…
Refuge 8, by Basel Uraiqat (Jordan)
Basel Uraiqat's series of works, entitled, "Refuge," was created in response to poetic texts written by Habibah Sheikh, a nomadic performance artist originally from Lebanon, and the curator of the Mitli Mitlak exhibition. In the text, a character…
Sacrifice, by David Greenfield (USA)
Sacrifice was painted in San Francisco after I returned from a 6-month stay in Israel/Palestine as an artist-in-residence in 1988 during the first Intifada. The images are from photographs and sketches of a soldier, teacher, the artist, a child, and…
Endless Sorrow, by David Greenfield (USA)
Two robotic figures are seen leaving a house, one carrying the other who is draped in his arms, mortally wounded.
I was an American serving in the Israeli army in the mid-1970s, when during basic training, members of the PLO came into a small…
I was an American serving in the Israeli army in the mid-1970s, when during basic training, members of the PLO came into a small…
Searching for Escape, by David Greenfield (USA)
A small transparent acrylic panel over a color xerox of a man, peering over two red-splattered maps of the middle east, searching for a way out.
Searching for an escape from the tyranny of the past and the bloodshed of the present middle east.
Searching for an escape from the tyranny of the past and the bloodshed of the present middle east.
Deserted UNRWA camp, Jericho Palestine, 1977, by David Greenfield (USA)
This is an image of a dirt street, lined on both sides with low mud houses, without any people present.
I shot this image in 1977 while passing through this UNRWA camp. The negatives were developed and a proof sheet was made, but then the…
I shot this image in 1977 while passing through this UNRWA camp. The negatives were developed and a proof sheet was made, but then the…
Peace Gate, by David Greenfield (USA)
A large arched gate loom in the foreground, straddling a serpentine road that winds its way through a peaceful and verdant landscape. The painting is very textured with layers and layers of 4 words- life, love, justice, and peace in Arabic, English,…
Arab Spring 1, by Hani Alqam (Jordan)
The works in Hani Alqam’s Arab Spring series were created in response to poetic texts written by Habibah Sheikh, a nomadic performance artist originally from Lebanon, and the curator of the exhibition, Mitli Mitlak. In the text, a character named…
Arab Spring 2, by Hani Alqam (Jordan)
The works in Hani Alqam’s Arab Spring series were created in response to poetic texts written by Habibah Sheikh, a nomadic performance artist originally from Lebanon, and the curator of the exhibition, Mitli Mitlak. In the text, a character named…