BLESSED BLESSED OBLIVION weaves together a portrait of male thug culture in East Jerusalem, manifested in gyms, body shops and hair dressing parlors. Inspired by Kenneth Anger’s Scorpio Rising (1963), the video uses visual collage and the musical soundtrack as ironic commentary. Anger’s subjects — leather-clad bikers, serve as a counterpoint to the culture Manna attempts to por...
Inspired by Lachmann’s musicological studies, Palestinian artist Jumana Manna travels through
A rebellious, liberating and surprisingly humorous perspective on the conflict between Palestine and Israel told by Palestinians who defy Israeli laws to pick akkoub – a tasty herb that is essential to any local recipe.
‘I don’t care about the verdict. I will continue to pick akkoub and fight for my principles. I don’t give a damn about this law’. That’s how an elderly Palestin...