"We have been always in front of the cameras, and others narrated our history and told our stories. It is time for us to be behind the cameras, to tell our stories and narrate our history from our own point of view, and show the images we want to show of our beloved Palestine, our people and our beautiful heritage"
Founder of Alrowwad Theatre, Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour
The Wall of Apartheid: End the Occupation
Location: Boston: March 26. 2011
Project:
Create a 12 foot high x 21 feet long wall of grey painted cardboard, “The Wall” which extends the width of a gallery or a public space. On one side of the wall is the graffiti on the Wall that snakes through Palestine. On the other side are photos and pictures of people in Palestine. We will use photographs and drawings from the students of Al-Rowadd Theater group in Al Jenin.
Proposed:
A cattle chute that is approximately the same length as the check point crossing from Ramallah to Jerusalem.
Concept:
By placing this 24 foot high wall across the length of the gallery, it will give Americans, Europeans and others a small sense of what it is like to be faced with this Wall of Separation in one’s own community. This wall which snakes through Palestine, arbitrarily placed on Palestinian lands, imprisons both Palestinians and Israelis — like the ghetto walls that imprisoned Jews in Europe./p>
Interested Parties:
Contact: b4peace@namayaproductions.com
Information on the project is at present:
http://www.namayaproductions.com/thewall/
Wall Artists:
Rebecca Heyl – Photographer and author of “Windows in the Wall”, www.windowsinthewall.com. Her photos of living in Israel and Palestine have been exhibited around the world
Namaya – Is a performance artist who has performed in Europe, Asia, Central America, Middle East, and throughout the US. He combines his passion for art, sculpture, photography, and performance work in the creation of “The Wall.” With the artist Rebecca Heyl.