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The “Artists’ Shelter” initiative stems from a deep belief that art is not a luxury or merely an aesthetic expression, but a living act of resistance and a space of resilience that reshapes meaning from within reality itself, transforming rupture into a force capable of rebuilding and renewal. “The Artists’ Shelter” functions as a living space that embraces both emerging and professional artists, providing an open environment where workshops, exhibitions, film screenings, and diverse artistic activities intersect, offering free spaces for experimentation, production, and interaction. This initiative stems from a deep belief in the role of art as a form of resistance and resilience. “The Artists’ Shelter” supports both emerging and professional artists through workshops, exhibitions, film screenings, and a variety of artistic activities that allow them to express their daily experiences, document the reality they live in, and transform pain into a powerful visual language. Gaza Art Gallery. |
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Aya Almasharawi |
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"The Fragile Orange" 4' 17'' 2025 |
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In her video art work The Fragile Orange, Aya Al-Mashharawi evokes the orange as a visual and emotional symbol of Palestine—an element that carries the memory and history of the place. The artist draws on the deep relationship between Gaza and citrus fruits, and on the stories passed down through generations about the orange groves before the Nakba in 1945, and the pain embedded in leaving these trees behind in a forced and harrowing scene. Through the act of peeling, the orange is presented not merely as a fruit, but as a body of memory, its layers stripped away to reveal what it holds of longing, loss, and continuity. The work thus becomes a space for reflection on the relationship between human beings and land, and on the capacity of the moving image to carry personal and collective history together, allowing the orange tree to remain present as a living trace in the memory of generations. |
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| Lana Nassar |
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"A Trace Without Sound" 3' 52'' 2025 |
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| Lolo Hindem |
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"Deferred Light" 4' 04'' 2025 |
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In Deferred Light, Lolo Hindem documents the experience of a young artist in Gaza striving to create despite continuous power outages and darkness. Each beam of light becomes a fleeting moment of hope, while every blackout symbolizes despair and psychological pressure. The video alternates between drawing under light and darkness, accompanied by sounds of reality and intermittent music, reflecting the ongoing struggle between persistence and hardship. In the end, a blank canvas appears, symbolizing emptiness and the limitations imposed by reality, leaving space for contemplation on the power of creativity amid adversity. |
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| Marah Obied |
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"Bloody Nostalgia" 4' 46'' 2025 |
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In Bloody Nostalgia, Marah Obeid captures the pain of loss after war, where memories of friends shift from nostalgia to a living wound. Through threads, drawings, and blood stains, she gathers these memories into a bag before leaving, turning longing into a tangible act. The work reflects the struggle to preserve memory and connections amid devastation, leaving traces of those gone in every line, thread, and stain. |
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"Transitions" 5' 37'' 2018 |
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Transitions are part of our lives, and sometimes we are forced to live with them in a short way, not at the risk of them We live in constant contradictions and transformations in our lives we are looking for transformations in our lives, and shed light on "transformations and their impact on our lives." Our life has turned into transformations in a different way through our loss of light, which affected our passion for life. These transformations gave us the inability to adapt due to the loss of light in Gaza We lost the light and our lives turned into darkness. |
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| Raghad Al Dalou |
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"Shelter of Memory" 4' 48'' 2025 |
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In Shelter of Memory, Raghad Deloul transforms a humanitarian aid box—symbol of scarcity and survival—into a fragile home that evokes warmth and belonging. The video traces her journey from need to sufficiency, from the neglected box to a temporary shelter, where the character faces rain and harsh conditions, resisting collapse within the fragile space. Every fold of the cardboard, every falling shadow, symbolizes the body and memory, turning fragility into a refuge for the soul, and tragedy into a seed of belonging and resilience. |
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"REVERSE – Transformation" 4' 22'' 2025 |
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In her video art work REVERSE – Transformation, Sara Al-Mashharawi explores coercion as a form of forced continuity under the pressure of war, where the system does not collapse suddenly but continues to function while damaged and stripped of meaning. The artist uses the UNO game as a space of play and rules, gradually overlaying it with the impact of war, keeping the rules formally intact while emptying them of their content. Filmed from above on a wooden table framed by a broken window, only the players’ hands appear, suggesting the dissolution of identity and the persistence of action. The game begins with a regular, repeated rhythm before the rules begin to invert without the game stopping, and with each attempt at repair or reuse, play transforms into a compulsive act. The work traces a path of distortion and decay until it culminates in burning, representing the final outcome of persistence within something that has lost its meaning. |
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Is a Palestinian visual artist and filmmaker, born in Gaza City, where he still lives and works today. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from An-Najah National University in Nablus in 2001 and has been a member of the Palestinian Association of Fine Artists since 2003. He currently works as a director at the Palestinian Space Channel in Gaza. Harb began his artistic journey in 1995, initially exploring the field of visual arts, before expanding in recent years into photography, video art, and documentary filmmaking with an artistic focus. His work is deeply influenced by the Palestinian reality, having experienced the Intifada, the blockade, and repeated wars, which is clearly reflected in his visual production. His work boldly addresses the grayness of reality and attempts to reshape it through color. His pieces are distinguished by a focus on the hidden human body and its intricate details, utilizing form, light, and technology as expressive tools. Despite the "house arrest" imposed by the blockade, Harb has participated in numerous exhibitions, festivals, and artistic workshops both locally and internationally, in Europe and the Arab world. He has also received several international awards and grants for his projects executed inside and outside Gaza. Mohamed Harb is considered one of the leading contemporary artists in the field of video art in Palestine. He possesses a rich visual imagination that combines aesthetic sensitivity with contemporary digital techniques. He is also known for his active role in organizing art exhibitions and collaborative workshops with both local and international artists. One of his prominent current projects is the artistic documentary "Gaza – A Biography," which has recently been showcased in various Arab and European cities. Through this project, he aims to present a true, vibrant image of Gaza from a human and artistic perspective. Additionally, Harb is the founder and general supervisor of the "International Video Art Festival – Gaza," which is being held for the third consecutive year and is considered one of the most important initiatives contributing to the development of contemporary visual art in Palestine. and has held eleven solo exhibitions and participated in over sixty group shows worldwide. He has also received multiple grants and awards, including prizes at the Arab-European Festival in Germany. Harb can be reached via email at harb.art@hotmail.com. |
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