'Against Erasure': Gaza's photographers fight to be seen
"Art is my way of turning pain into hope." Those are the words of Gaza-based photographer Belal Khaled, whose images have been seen by millions and published in Time, the Guardian and The Wall Street Journal. His work, along with that of 10 other Gaza-based photographers, is at the heart of a powerful new exhibition at P21 Gallery in London, titled "Against Erasure: Photographs from Gaza." In a war where foreign reporters have been banned from Gaza, these photojournalists risk their lives to document what's happening and ensure their stories are not silenced.
We speak with Belal Khaled, who returned to Gaza the day the war began, and the exhibition's curator, Yahya Zaloom, about photography as resistance, the role of artists in times of conflict and the very real dangers faced by those behind the lens, including the late Fatma Hassona, killed in an Israeli air strike shortly after the film about her experience "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk" was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.
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"Against Erasure: Photographs from Gaza" runs until October 10 at P21 Gallery, London.
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