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Back to EpisodesVisual Remains with Azza El Hassan
Season 1
Episode 27
Published 1 year, 4 months ago
Description
Today’s guest is Palestinian filmmaker and writer Azza El Hassan and the keyword we are discussing is “visual remains.” This term refers to Palestinian photographs and films that have survived Israeli plunder, looting, and destruction. By recovering, collecting, and restoring visual remains, El Hassan grapples with the violent past and present in the search for a new visual experience emerging out of the ruins of Zionist colonial violence.
Resources:
Azza El Hassan “Working with Visual Remains”
The Afterlife of Palestinian Images: Visual Remains and the Archive of Disappearance
Azza El Hassan's films