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Sonia, Ziad, Mahmoud, Reem, Amal. From the series Where We Come From
© Emily Jacir
Sonia, Ziad, Mahmoud, Reem, Amal. From the series Where We Come From
Sonia, Ziad, Mahmoud, Reem, Amal. From the series Where We Come From
Photo repro: Prallan Allsten/Moderna Museet

Sonia, Ziad, Mahmoud, Reem, Amal. From the series Where We Come From

by Emily Jacir
Artist (Palestina, född 1970)
Alternate Title
  • Sonia, Ziad, Mahmoud, Reem, Amal. Ur serien Därifrån vi kommer
Date2001-2003
MediumRamad text och färgfotografi, typ C
DimensionsBildmått: 38,1 × 38,1 cm Yttermått: 38,1 × 38,1 × 2,6 cm
ClassificationPhotography
Credit LinePurchase 2004
Countries
Palestine
Object NumberMOM/2004/137
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkFor Emily Jacir, the place we come from is a crucial starting point and a key theme in her art. She herself is Palestinian, was born in Bethlehem in 1972 and grew up in Saudi Arabia, France, Italy and the USA. She now lives in New York, Italy and Ramallah. Emily Jacir, who has a US passport, asked more than 30 Palestinians living in occupied territories if there was anything she could do for them in Palestine, which she can visit but they can’t. She collected their answers and performed these actions as part of the work. The photos are a kind of visual proof, one of the most traditional uses of photography, that their wishes had been carried out. Emily Jacir often works serially, as in this piece.
Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Den 1:a på Moderna: Emily Jacir (2004) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Jönköpings Länsmuseum (2010-2011) Jönköpings läns museum