Exhibition - Keep Your Eye On The Wall

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 700 kilometres of the West Bank and Gaza. It throttles Palestinians, seals off Israelis, and all but guarantees perpetual ignorance, fear and rage on both sides.

The art book “Keep Your Eye on the Wall” published by Saqi books (London) brings together seven award-winning artist-photographers and four essayists, all responding to the Wall in images or words. The photographers present unique perspectives, whether it is documenting the journey of labourers across the concrete separation barrier, or exploring the layers and textures of a wall in Gaza.

Photographs by: Taysir Batniji, Rula Halawani, Raeda Saadeh, Steve Sabella and Kai Wiedenhöfer

Curatorial team: Masasam (Mónica Santos and Sandra Maunac)

Book editors: Olivia Snaije and Mitchell Albert

Partners: French Consulate, Goethe-Institute, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Spanish Consulate

Hosted by:  Franco-German Cultural Center Ramallah

The opening is followed by a reception and a book signing with the artists and the editors.