Palestine From Above — Yazid Anani

The catalogue accompanying Palestine From Above an exhibition that examines how Palestine was perceived in historical political and cultural contexts is published in Turkish and English Edited by one of the curators Prof Dr Zeynep Çelik it documents the aerial gaze in concrete and abstract terms Palestine from Above was first displayed at the A M Qattan Foundation in Ramallah from 11th September 2021 to 21th January 2022 To cast a fresh look at the exhibition and the catalogue Middle East historian Prof Dr Rashid Khalidi will deliver a speech Khalidi argues that the exhibition and the book reveal the historical depth of Palestine and deconstruct the belief in a land without a people for a people without a land In his own words this willed amnesia this purposeful erasure of history and context these distortions are a chronic necessary feature of settler colonialism the surest way to eradicate a people s right to their land is to deny their historical connection to it The images and texts presented here seek to counter this amnesia this erasure and these distortions The exhibition and the catalogue address the violence in the Middle East the rise of war technologies and the ongoing destruction in Gaza Archival documents photo albums maps letters videos and artworks reveal how the aerial gaze was used as a tool of surveillance and how it manipulated Palestinian history The reiteration at ANAMED revisits the historical process in light of the recent genocide Curated by Yazid Anani Zeinab Azarbadegan Zeynep Çelik and Salim Tamari with Asma Al Mozayen as assistant curator Palestine From Above will be on view at ANAMED until January 25 2026

The catalogue accompanying Palestine From Above an exhibition that examines how Palestine was perceived in historical political and cultural contexts is published in Turkish and English Edited by one of the curators Prof Dr Zeynep Çelik it documents the aerial gaze in concrete and abstract terms Palestine from Above was first displayed at the A M Qattan Foundation in Ramallah from 11th September 2021 to 21th January 2022 To cast a fresh look at the exhibition and the catalogue Middle East historian Prof Dr Rashid Khalidi will deliver a speech Khalidi argues that the exhibition and the book reveal the historical depth of Palestine and deconstruct the belief in a land without a people for a people without a land In his own words this willed amnesia this purposeful erasure of history and context these distortions are a chronic necessary feature of settler colonialism the surest way to eradicate a people s right to their land is to deny their historical connection to it The images and texts presented here seek to counter this amnesia this erasure and these distortions The exhibition and the catalogue address the violence in the Middle East the rise of war technologies and the ongoing destruction in Gaza Archival documents photo albums maps letters videos and artworks reveal how the aerial gaze was used as a tool of surveillance and how it manipulated Palestinian history The reiteration at ANAMED revisits the historical process in light of the recent genocide Curated by Yazid Anani Zeinab Azarbadegan Zeynep Çelik and Salim Tamari with Asma Al Mozayen as assistant curator Palestine From Above will be on view at ANAMED until January 25 2026

The catalogue accompanying Palestine From Above an exhibition that examines how Palestine was perceived in historical political and cultural contexts is published in Turkish and English Edited by one of the curators Prof Dr Zeynep Çelik it documents the aerial gaze in concrete and abstract terms Palestine from Above was first displayed at the A M Qattan Foundation in Ramallah from 11th September 2021 to 21th January 2022 To cast a fresh look at the exhibition and the catalogue Middle East historian Prof Dr Rashid Khalidi will deliver a speech Khalidi argues that the exhibition and the book reveal the historical depth of Palestine and deconstruct the belief in a land without a people for a people without a land In his own words this willed amnesia this purposeful erasure of history and context these distortions are a chronic necessary feature of settler colonialism the surest way to eradicate a people s right to their land is to deny their historical connection to it The images and texts presented here seek to counter this amnesia this erasure and these distortions The exhibition and the catalogue address the violence in the Middle East the rise of war technologies and the ongoing destruction in Gaza Archival documents photo albums maps letters videos and artworks reveal how the aerial gaze was used as a tool of surveillance and how it manipulated Palestinian history The reiteration at ANAMED revisits the historical process in light of the recent genocide Curated by Yazid Anani Zeinab Azarbadegan Zeynep Çelik and Salim Tamari with Asma Al Mozayen as assistant curator Palestine From Above will be on view at ANAMED until January 25 2026 img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img