Body Remains’ Flavoured Jelleis/Gathering, 2024


As part of the “Body Remains’ Flavoured Jellies” research 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 while reflecting on how we are witnessing an ongoing apocalypse for the Palestinian people 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.