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WOMEN'S ART COLLABORATION PROJECT -
6+
DAUGHTERS OF PALESTINE
Daughters
of Palestine is an ongoing project initiated by 6+ in collaboration with the Al
Feneiq Cultural Center in Dheisheh Refugee Camp, Palestine. In December 2007,
20 young women from the Dheisheh Refugee Camp and the town of Bethlehem
participated in a series of workshops, which involved bookmaking,
story-telling, writing and site explorations. The workshops centered on a
simple exercise: paying attention to the five senses while walking though the
camp, from the home of one participant to the next. This experience was
repeated and nuanced over several days, as participants explored the
connections between memory, the senses and the familiar places of their daily
lives. The young women worked together using video, photography and journal
writing, which provided material for further reflection; throughout the process,
they composed and shared the story of a personal memory.
This website is a result of the participants wanting to share their stories with you. It contains a map of Dheisheh drawn by the camp residents; the homes of the young women are marked by orange dots. Click on a dot to access a portrait of each participant in front of her home, a personal narrative and some of the video footage she took exploring the space around her home. Please take your time and scroll across the entire map image to see all the narratives.
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