{"id":211448,"date":"2019-03-28T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=211448"},"modified":"2019-06-30T16:31:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T19:31:29","slug":"photos-show-daily-life-without-electricity-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/photos-show-daily-life-without-electricity-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos show daily life without electricity in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 One of the photographic works that will be at the exhibition \u201cTaswir, a fotografia \u00e1rabe contempor\u00e2nea<\/a>\u201d (Taswir, Contemporary Arab Photography) will bring images of the daily life without electricity of families and the Gaza Strip, Palestine. The author is Mohamed Abusal<\/a> (photo above)<\/em>, a Palestinian that went to see the daily life with Shambar, a kerosene lamp.<\/p>\n

The show where Abusal\u2019s photos will be is opening this Thursday (28) night and may be seen until April 28 at no Instituto Tomie Ohtake<\/a> in S\u00e3o Paulo. The exhibition is promoted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong> and the Arab World Institute<\/a> in Paris to celebrate the Arab Community Day in Brazil and the 74th<\/sup> anniversary of the Arab League.<\/p>\n

In an email interview to ANBA, the Palestinian gave details about his work. Abusal tried to depict the search for a light replacement without power and his photos show the visual effects of this alternative. \u201cShambar is the oldest replacement on kerosene for light in Gaza and was developed to work on natural gas, which is the cheapest of those that could work well at homes, shops and trips,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The show will be the first of Abusal in Brazil. He considers himself lucky for the opportunity, specially because the exhibition is held by great art institutes. \u201cMy photos went to South America and this will open new doors for me in the future,\u201d he says about the possibility of new discoveries in the art world and convey messages through my photos. \u201cI am proud to be part of this great exhibition at Instituto Tomie Ohtake,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Abusal studied Business, Multimedia and Leadership, but has also studied arts in parallel. \u201cI\u2019ve decided to develop my art talent and leave the business field,\u201d he said. He has already shown his works in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Algeria, Qatar, United States, United Kingdom, France, Swiss, and Norway.<\/p>\n

The focus of his artworks is the crisis in the Gaza Strip, where he lives. \u201cApproaching this crisis visually, then present it in order to carry out comparatives, solutions, drawing (people)\u2019s attention to aspects that fit in a project,\u201d he says about his work. Focusing on research and concepts, Abusal dwells on his own social and local issues, specially the crisis of the contemporary. He says he watches and studies human rights, trying to insert the topic in his art.<\/p>\n

Among Abusal\u2019s career most important works is \u201cShambar,\u201d that will be at the exhibition in Brazil. \u201cIt was a rare research into the deep darkness,\u201d he said. The work is made up by photographs and paintings. At \u201cA Metro in Gaza,\u201d one of the artist\u2019s most known works, Abusal made illuminated subway signs and photographed them where he envisioned the subway stations would be. There is no subway in the Gaza Strip. Abusal is a founding member of \u201cEltiqa,\u201d a group of contemporary artists active since 2002.<\/p>\n

“Taswir, a fotografia \u00e1rabe contempor\u00e2nea” will feature 78 pictures by 14 photographers from 12 different countries. It\u2019s a reissue of two former AWI exhibits \u2013 one held during the 2nd Biennial of Photography in Paris, in 2017, the other one being \u201cOriental Christians: 2,000 Years of History.\u201d One of the photographers, the French-Algerian Lazare Mohamed Djeddaoui will be at the opening.<\/p>\n

Quick Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exhibition:\u00a0Taswir, a fotografia \u00e1rabe contempor\u00e2nea
\n<\/em>Opening: March 28, 8pm
\nRuns until April 28, 2019, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 11am to 8pm
\nFree Admission<\/p>\n

Instituto Tomie Ohtake
\nAv. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 201, Complexo Ach\u00e9 Cultural
\nEntrance on Rua Corop\u00e9s, 88, Pinheiros, S\u00e3o Paulo, SP, Brazil
\nNearest subway station: Faria Lima, Line 4 \u2013 Yellow
\nPhone: 55 (11) 2245-1900
\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.institutotomieohtake.org.br\/en\/<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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