Gaza, where life endures

The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) are presenting this exhibition, which is made up of various images by a Gazan photographer from the UNRWA team in the Gaza Strip, which highlights and denounces the situation in which the people in Gaza are living after more than two and a half years of Israeli attacks. It can be visited from 18 May to 14 June in the Central Hall at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum.

The exhibition brings together ten contemporary portraits of Palestinian men, women and children who survived the Israeli attack.  Each portrait is accompanied by images of personal belongings, creating an inseparable composition between subject and object that emphasises how everyday items acquire extraordinary significance in a context of devastation.

With this exhibition, UNRWA presents a vision of everyday life in Gaza through the faces of its inhabitants: people who have shown enormous resilience in coping with extreme conditions while aspiring to live a dignified present and build a horizon of opportunities.

The exhibition is part of the Cultura Viva for Palestine and UNRWA programme, an initiative led by UNRWA Spain to support Palestine through culture.  From 18 to 23 May, the programme includes cultural activities in Madrid spanning music, film, poetry and art. All of the information is available on the event’s website.

Image Credit:

• What Cannot Be Erased, UNRWA