S6, E3: On Location: When Words Fail, Art Speaks
On Location: When Words Fail, Art Speaks
Tuesday 31st January 2023
Following the success of the On Location online art exhibition in 2021, Amos Trust co-curated the Colours of Gaza exhibition with 50 new and established Gazan artists in partnership with The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem.
This webinar gave an insight into that exhibition and the art scene in Gaza, the challenges faced and the determination to overcome them and capture the color and hope of Gaza. Creating art under siege is an act of resistance — asserting beauty, creativity and humanity in the face of occupation’s attempt to reduce Gaza to rubble and statistics.
Gazan artists face extraordinary obstacles: severe restrictions on materials entering Gaza, lack of exhibition spaces, limited access to international markets and the constant threat of bombing destroying their work. Yet Gaza’s art scene thrives — proving that creativity cannot be blockaded.
We were joined by Mariam Salah, who showed at the Walled Off, the show’s co-curator James Walmsley, Kat Khoury from PalArt Collective and Wisam Salsaa from The Walled Off Hotel and Gallery in Bethlehem.
Our guests:
- Mariam Salah - Gazan artist
- James Walmsley - Co-curator, Colours of Gaza
- Kat Khoury - PalArt Collective
- Wisam Salsaa - The Walled Off Hotel and Gallery, Bethlehem
