. Series Le Jourdain (Jordan)
“In the Jordan Valley shared by Israel and Palestine, one has the feeling of being outside of time and inside a myth instead. This is the battleground on a fierce water war. No one is here; it’s a military zone. I tried to capture both sides of the conflict: the light, the mountain stone, and the water, too, which intermittently cuts across the landscape.”
. Series Palais Dahesch à Borj al Murr, (Beirut)
“Since 1975, Shiite refugees from southern Lebanon have lived in the ground floor of the Dahesh palace. Others arrived in 1985 and 1988. Over the years, a number of these families have received money from the Ministry of Displaced Persons and left the palace. Is it thanks to the Dahesh family, who still live on the first floor and pay rent to the state, that these Shiite refugees could live in the palace without paying rent or electricity.”
. Series L’Impensable (Bethlehem)
“I didn’t come to work on the Wall, but to write the story of a family and their daily lives. Then, through I work, I made the Wall’s acquaintance. At first I observed it. There was silence all around, a blue sky, the sun’s reflections and shadows on its concrete blocks, the Wall’s effect on nature, the light… I was impressed. Gradually, it found a way into my photographs.”
Farida Hamak
September 8 – October 3, 2012
Galerie Regard Sud
1-3 rue des Pierres Plantées
69001 Lyon
France
