Body Remains’ Flavoured Jelleis/Gathering, 2024.
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As part of the Body Remains’ Flavoured Jellies project, I organised a rooftop gathering in a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan.
There, I sat with a group of Palestinian women, and we shared strawberry-flavoured jellies. We discussed how we are witnessing an ongoing apocalypse imposed on Palestine while we are living in a Palestinian refugee camp - the aftermath structure of a continuous apocalypse for the Palestinians that began in 1947, a reality imposed by Western colonial powers.
We discussed our understanding of apocalypse, the apocalyptic self, and how the refugee camp’s physical structure is a witness of previous apocalypse that happened to the Palestinians. This intimate gathering became a vital extension of the project, turning it into a collective act where the community not only participated but also helped shape the narrative of this research. The conversations added depth to the project, transforming it into a shared exploration of the apocalyptic self and resistance, while reinforcing a sense of solidarity and survival.
The gathering grounds the project in lived, collective experiences of displacement, endurance, and resistance.
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As part of the Body Remains’ Flavoured Jellies project, I organised a rooftop gathering in a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan.
There, I sat with a group of Palestinian women, and we shared strawberry-flavoured jellies. We discussed how we are witnessing an ongoing apocalypse imposed on Palestine while we are living in a Palestinian refugee camp - the aftermath structure of a continuous apocalypse for the Palestinians that began in 1947, a reality imposed by Western colonial powers.
We discussed our understanding of apocalypse, the apocalyptic self, and how the refugee camp’s physical structure is a witness of previous apocalypse that happened to the Palestinians. This intimate gathering became a vital extension of the project, turning it into a collective act where the community not only participated but also helped shape the narrative of this research. The conversations added depth to the project, transforming it into a shared exploration of the apocalyptic self and resistance, while reinforcing a sense of solidarity and survival. The gathering grounds the project in lived, collective experiences of displacement, endurance, and resistance.
There, I sat with a group of Palestinian women, and we shared strawberry-flavoured jellies. We discussed how we are witnessing an ongoing apocalypse imposed on Palestine while we are living in a Palestinian refugee camp - the aftermath structure of a continuous apocalypse for the Palestinians that began in 1947, a reality imposed by Western colonial powers.
We discussed our understanding of apocalypse, the apocalyptic self, and how the refugee camp’s physical structure is a witness of previous apocalypse that happened to the Palestinians. This intimate gathering became a vital extension of the project, turning it into a collective act where the community not only participated but also helped shape the narrative of this research. The conversations added depth to the project, transforming it into a shared exploration of the apocalyptic self and resistance, while reinforcing a sense of solidarity and survival. The gathering grounds the project in lived, collective experiences of displacement, endurance, and resistance.