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"I only knew Gaza, the small room in the world’s big house ... Is there a greater suffering than what my brothers and I are experiencing in the country? ... Will someone one day be so kind as to give us an additional share of this big world? Will you?"
"I only knew Gaza, the small room in the world’s big house ... Is there a greater suffering than what my brothers and I are experiencing in the country? ... Will someone one day be so kind as to give us an additional share of this big world? Will you?"
--Fatma Hassona
--Fatma Hassona
https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/voices-from-gaza-fatma-hassona/
Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi’s work speaks to the necessity of human intimacy amid geopolitical strife. An expatriate living in Paris, Farsi has tackled several of Iran’s major historical events in her lifetime, including the Green Movement (Tehran Without Permission, Red Rose) and the Iran-Iraq War (The Siren). This central preoccupation extends beyond Iran and is imbued ... in Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk.
Farsi’s film, which is constructed almost entirely out of her video correspondence with the photojournalist Fatma Hassona, is a stirring portrait of the artist as an activist. In addition to the photographs she captured of the people and places in Gaza, the film sheds light on the poetry and music Hassona created. Showcasing Hassona’s indefatigable optimism and unvarnished candor, Farsi elevates her beyond the grim statistic that she was one of the nearly 250 journalists killed in Gaza since the events of October 7.
Many children are carrying burdens heavier than their years. At a time when they should be in schools or playgrounds, they are instead living in their schools and facing war with a small plate in hand and bare feet.
Photo and caption by Fatma Hassouna
Mahasen Al-Khatib was an artist and my good friend. She used to sit in the attic of her house and draw beautiful pictures, using them as the voice of the Palestinians.
The place where this photo was taken no longer exists. The house is gone, the attic is gone, and Mahasen and her dreams are gone. But her art lives on.
Photo and caption by Fatma Hassouna
For more about Mahsen: Israel's northern aggression claims life of renowned artist
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