Thread Connecting the City

Its photographic series, created in Gaza between 2018 and 2023, delves into the unseen line that binds a city caught in a unique and unparalleled existence—hovering between reality and imagination. This thread stretches across Gaza, tethering its edges to the sea, carrying stories, the echoes of fleeting footsteps, and the music of passersby. In a landscape where time seems suspended and movement is held in perpetual stasis, these images trace a map: from the northwest's tranquility to the southwest's openness, passing through the dense, chaotic heart of the city. The work attempts to capture that fragile, liminal moment—a threshold between what is real and tangible and what exists only as a wishful construct, a longing for the unknown. This project is a pursuit of memory: an effort to reclaim fragments of what has been forgotten or lost in the constant intersection between life and its shadowy semblance. It’s a reflection of the city’s rhythm—where time collapses, and existence is both fragmented and whole. At the end of every journey, we find ourselves drawn to the sea—a stage that mirrors and amplifies the city’s narrative in intricate detail. Here, the sea becomes a canvas, a framed portrait suspended against Gaza’s skyline, embodying its unspoken truths and endless yearning.