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Kalandia Checkpoint north of Jerusalem

Photograph
2008 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Taysir Batniji (photographer)
Place of origin
Palestine (photographed)

Black and white photograph of a military watchtower flanked by concrete wall with graffiti.

Object details

Category
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
Titles
  • Kalandia Checkpoint north of Jerusalem (assigned by artist)
  • Watchtowers, Westbank / Palestine (series title)
Materials and techniques
Inkjet print
Photographic Paper
Inkjet Print
Photography
Brief description
Photograph, 'Kalandia Checkpoint north of Jerusalem' from the series 'Watchtowers, West Bank / Palestine', inkjet print, by Taysir Batniji, Palestine, 2008
Physical description
Black and white photograph of a military watchtower flanked by concrete wall with graffiti.
Dimensions
  • Framed height: 50cm
  • Framed width: 40cm
Copy number
4 of 8
Gallery label
(September 2012)
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)
Credit line
Art Fund Collection of Middle Eastern Photography at the V&A and the British Museum
Subject depicted
Military Building
Place depicted
Palestine
Bibliographic reference
Light from the Middle East: New Photography
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.954-2010

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1181398/kalandia-checkpoint-north-of-jerusalem-photograph-taysir-batniji/
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