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At the north entrance of the Al Arroub refugee camp

Photograph
2008 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white photograph of a military watchtower draped with camouflage net and streaked with paint. In the background, a line of trees.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • At the north entrance of the Al Arroub refugee camp (assigned by artist)
  • Watchtowers, Westbank / Palestine (series title)
Materials and techniques
Inkjet print
Brief description
Photograph, 'At the north entrance of the Al Arroub refugee camp' from the series 'Watchtowers, West Bank / Palestine', inkjet print, by Taysir Batniji, Palestine, 2008
Physical description
Black and white photograph of a military watchtower draped with camouflage net and streaked with paint. In the background, a line of trees.
Dimensions
  • Framed height: 50cm
  • Framed width: 40cm
Gallery label
This series is inspired by the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, the German photographers known for their meticulous documentation of industrial architecture. Batniji decided to document in a similar way Israeli watchtowers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. However, as a Gaza-born Palestinian, Batniji was not able to travel to the West Bank to make the pictures. He delegated the task to a local photographer. The photographs superficially resemble the Bechers’ work, but the limitations surrounding their making mean that they lack the same precision and clarity. (Marta Weiss)(September 2012)
Credit line
Art Fund Collection of Middle Eastern Photography at the V&A and the British Museum
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Light from the Middle East: New Photography
Collection
Accession number
E.958-2010

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
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