Don’t miss this if you are in London….
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Wow this looks fantastic, wish I was in London!
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Some seats left to the Jon Snow chaired panel discussion
featuring :
Uriel Sinai – POYi magazine photographer of the year 09, World Press 2005, Prix Bayeux 09, Visa D’or 2006
Jafar Ishtayeh – Prix Bayeux 2007, 2006, Nablus based photographer for AFP
Abid Katib – IPA 2009 Gaza based photographer for Getty
Yoav Galai – best grandson 2003, Curator
Monday 26th 8:30 PM
73 Leonard street EC2,
London
register at info@bewarethecostofwar.org
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Looks incredible…. any chance of an online release after the physical show is done? I’d love to see the work…
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There will be an online release.
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Guess they can’t read the small type……
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Just sent an email… Hope there are still places…
Looks good.
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Really must see event. Wish I could be there and even more wish my best friend Eman who is exhibiting as well. Mabrook habibti!
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It will be up on 100Eyes…..but if you are in London the prints and discussion are a must-see.
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Ta – and no need for the snide remarks there, Andy… look forward to seeing it on 100Eyes. Great work, guys.
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Wasn’t intended to be snide Ed, sorry if it came off that way. Its a bit of a joke as we were wanting to keep this quiet internet version quiet…..we really hope that people will attend the exhibit and especially the forum as these photographers will undoubtedly have a lot to say.
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No worries – nothing like a monster print on the wall, right!
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Its an important show, a collaborative effort if you are in London you should turn out to support this
project….there will be an online version, but the prints are stunning and the discussion is going to be very interesting.
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I am delighted to add Mohammed Abed to the list of photographers present at the exhibition.
Also present will be:
Abid Katib
Tal Cohen
Uriel Sinai
Jafar Ishtayeh
Lior Mizrahi
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Andy,sounds impressive, what size were the prints you saw?
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I haven’t seen them Barry, but I believe they are 20×30. Yoav is handling all of that, and he has done the edit for the magazine as well. Its Yoav’s baby.
The Israeli/Palestinian group effort that is at the core of this….and that the photographers are in many cases photographing the effects on their own communities. Thats why I think the discussion will be a must see…
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It is unfortunate that these kinds of cooperative efforts between Palestinian/Israeli photographers, musicians, etc. is such a rarity. Failure to support them should be considered a war crime.
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devastating…..
wish i were in london….
hoping that the exhibit travels
A seminal exhibition Yoav!!!…
and Andy, what a brilliant display for 100Eyes as well…i trust this will get the widest possible exposure…
all the best
bob
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Damn, would have been great to see the exhibition, but thanks for the 100eyes link. Some great work by those guys.
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To be clear – captions are present in the exhibition every 5-6 images as opposed to under each individual image
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Yoav
Sorry I could not make the opening last night, I did get your invite. I am going to come over on Monday to see the exhibition and hear the talk.
I had a look at the work online.
The images are extremely sad especially the images of dead or injured children, being a father it is really hard to look at pictures like this but necessary nonetheless.
Mark
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BTW I just read the blog piece John Vink linked to.
It is becoming common these days for people to over analyse, what ever happened to compassion and empathy!
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It is definitely an interesting point Asim makes there in his blog.
Hope that can also be discussed during the panel discussion on Monday.
Looking forward to that, see you guys there.
Ar
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I just wish Asim, you hadn’t used my e-mail asking you for any insights and linking to a rough edit as a press release.
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In general I agree with a lot of what Asim has to say about many things…….its often a interesting point of view. But I wish he had chosen better words there.
Is the proportion of suffering or oppression shown correct (as this seems to be the main point of the attack)? I really didn’t count what Yoav included….in other words, for me, there was no scorecard. Certainly I would never argue that the Palestinians are not by far the victims of both the Israelis and their own leadership. But tell me, the Israeli woman who is killed in her bed in a rocket attack. is she not a victim of her own government as well? And isn’t this the point? Aren’t the many of the innocents on both sides victims of the same forces? This isn’t to deny Zionism, or Islamic extremism, its just to say that most people are neither and often they are the ones to suffer at the hands of the politicians.
The goal of the exhibition as I saw it was not to present a complete documentation of this particular issue. That would require much, much more and is beyond the scope of what Yoav could do. It was to make a statement of cooperation between the Palestinian and Israeli photographers and in that it has been successful. And hopefully it will increase awareness about some of the great work done by the Palestinian photographers, who until this year have been under appreciated. Fady Adwan, Mohammed Abed, Adib Katib, these boys are amazing.
At this same time hopefully this exhibit also shows that the differences between people can be overcome and that there is some hope for cooperation and peace. Isn’t that the goal? In other words, one blood.
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Interesting points they may be but the point (correct me if I am wrong) of the exhibition is in the title.
We have had the pointless analysis regarding Christopher Andersons assessment of the state of photojournalism and the condescending rhetoric of the embed system in Afghanistan.
In terms of fairness I think the fact that Israeli and Palestinian photographers have collaborated in this says it all.
I don’t see any bias just the futility of the situation.
Congrats Yoav.
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I’ve drafted a response to Asim :))….
will finish writing it tomorrow and share with LS, as well as Asim via email and his blog…
running to write
cheers
b
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The suspense, Bob, the suspense!
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hey barry :))))
the 1st draft, which i wrote this morning after running and reading is already long ;))….i need a day break (have been thinking/writing about it all day yesterday since Asim wrote me)….
i hope my response doesnt disappoint ;))…but, it will be long, what else is new ;)))))
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I am looking forward to your response Bob but don’t worry, my nervous system can cope with the delay.
I would like to join the Mark Saeger, Andy Levin point of view and add that to use the exhibition to continue or even escalate the unending Israeli/Palestinian argument of who is right and who is wrong is irresponsible for anyone who has the slightest hope of peace in the region. The exhibition, as I understand it, is meant to transcend this argument and demonstrate a sympathetic understanding of all the victims of this 61 year old war.
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Actually Arafiqui makes a very valid point about captioning.
I remember seeing an exhibition of the Kenyan electoral crisis in Nairobi last year. I left angry and bewildered at the photos, which seemed to me to be an orgy of suffering and indignity. Captions would have given that exhibition more context and certainly more journalistic integrity. So I think the fact that there is captions at this exhibition is important.
I disagree with Mark that it is ‘necessary’ to look at pictures of death and suffering, which is why I won’t personally be going to the exhibition or looking at 100 eyes.
Respect to you Yoav for bringing together something that you obviously care deeply about and believe in.
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There are captions in the exhibit and on-line…….
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Read back Andy, I said that the fact that they are a part of the exhibition was important. Unfortunately Arafiqui didn’t know they were present when he wrote his post. Had he known I’m sure he would have written something different.
It’s the death and suffering I don’t want to see.
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Then don’t look.
How can you have an opinion on something visual if you don’t want to “see it”
The images don’t need captions because they speak for themselves.
I am interested in the exhibition because I spent a great deal of time working in the region and experienced first hand the seemingly never ending cycle of violence.
Like I said previously the fact Yoav has brought together both Israeli and Palestinian photographers should be applauded.
Stick that in your blog!
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Mark, what do they speak for themselves? I’m surprised that having spent so much time in this part of the world you would find it ‘necessary’ to view such images. Myself I don’t. That says something about me, not the images.
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Yeah that would make a very good intro to the work..but then you would not know that because you haven’t seen it.
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Or maybe call it “nospin”
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if I was in London I would go to the talk on monday. Cover photo by Adib Katib/Getty.
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I agree Andy, the talk sounds fantastic. Once again, before the sidetrack, respect to Yoav for pulling this exhibition together; it does send out an important message.
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Oh yeah, and the fact that I won’t be looking at this on 100 Eyes (because I haven’t got Mark tucked up in bed with me to stroke my hand) gives me more time to look at all the other great stuff on that website.
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Thanks, Duckrabbit.
Applause to Yoav and his friends for pulling this together….clap.
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The panel discussion will be filmed, I will post the link as soon as it is ready
Those of you who would like to attend, there might be a few seats left, please e-mail
info@bewarethecostofwar.org to RSVP
We moved the panel to the larger main gallery space so there will be a few extra places standing.
Yoav
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Again there are captions with the exhibit and online….just wanted to clarify this.
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wish i could be seeing it
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Great talk yesterday.
It was great to hear from the photographers both palestinian and israeli about their experiences.
Thanks for that guys.
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buffaloreport.com on the exhibition: “No captions, none needed”
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Yes, there were…..but at the end. It took me hours to do them…..in fact.
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I am not opposed to a two exhibition solution— one with just pictures and one with just captions. We must learn how to compromise— a quality that is often absent in the Israeli/Palestinian situation.
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How about an exhibtion with no pictures and no captions? A protest….
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Andy, “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful,” protest.
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Exhibition closed at Shoreditch
next venue and video of panel discussion will be posted soon on the website
I’d like to thank everyone who visited
PS
I left the captions on the wall
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Yes,
some limited edition captions available, choose your own font
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