Reflections on Visual Collective Memory: A Forgotten Iconic Turn
The starting point for this panel’s discussion is the photography exhibition “La Mer Patrie” (2019), curated by Manal Khader, featuring works by Fouad Elkhoury & Jeremy Peacock that depict Palestinian life in Beirut between 1982 and 1985. In conversation with scholars of visual memory and historians of photography, this period will be discussed as an extended event to allow for the development of narratives that break down the documented moments from a contemporary perspective.
Moderator: Shuruq Harb- Artist, filmmaker, and writer
Participants:
Manal Khader: writer, editor, and actress
Dr. Issam Nassar: historian of photography, Professor of History at Doha institute for graduate studies
Raouf Haj Yahiya: Artist and photographer
Language
Arabic