I Wasn’t There When You Were Born

Description

This book is the culmination of an attempt to uncover and preserve my Palestinian familyÕs history and visual culture. I came into this project with the aim to minimize the inevitable scatter and dilution of heirlooms and history by putting them all in one place. I bring to light new stories and new narratives, pairing them with photographs that have lied dormant for decades. I bring in my own photographs, as well, as a way to connect the present to the past: my grandfather’s house in Michigan is full of Palestinian objects that have made their way overseas, and I include these to emphasize the endurance of a culture, the prevalence of it’s visual manifestations, in a home away from home.

All the proceeds of this book will be donated to Gaza and to Palestinian refugees.

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