Different Ways Not To Say Deportation by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

This pamphlet contains ‘unshowable photographs’ and their captions by Ariella Aisha Azoulay. During her visit in 2009 to the International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, she viewed archival photographs of Palestine, taken between 1947 and 1950. The images document the forced displacement of the Palestinian population – an event commonly known as the ‘Nakba’. Azoulay was instructed that the archival images could not be reproduced or exhibited unless strict conditions were met, limiting the free interpretation of the material and ultimately of history itself. In response, Azoulay decided to draw the photographs, creating a record that exists beyond the control of official narratives and archives.

This pamphlet is produced in conjunction with IC Visual Lab as part of Bristol Photo Festival: The World a Wave. This is a revised text followed by an interview conducted in the midst of the genocide against Palestinians. All profits will be donated to a charity supporting Palestinians.

Size: 148.5x210mm
Pages: 36
Publication: 2024
Binding: Staple Bound