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This book reads time and history out of the photographs and thus describes the genesis of Sabella's photographic oeuvre vis-a-vis the subject of exile, identity, migration, and the divided topologies of the twenty-first century. Sabella uses photography as the artistic language of existential exile. His relationship to the medium is powerfulThe monograph includes a comprehensive essay by Hubertus von Amelunxen and a foreword by Kamal Boullata.
The Parachute Paradox tells the life story of artist Steve Sabella (*1975), who was born in Jerusalem's Old City and raised under Israeli occupation. After living through both intifadas, being kidnapped in Gaza, and learning to navigate Palestinian and Israeli culture, he feels in exile at home.For him, the occupation attaches each Palestinian to an Israeli, as if in a tandem jump. The Israeli is always in control, placing the Palestinian under threat in a never-ending hostage situation. He realizes he has two options: either surrender or unbuckle his harness.Blurring fact and fiction, love and loss, the memoir traces one man's arduous search for liberation from within, through a confrontation with his colonized imagination.Limited Edition of 1250 with handwritten numeration.
Blurring fact and fiction, love and loss, this thrilling memoir traces one man's arduous search for liberation through a confrontation with the colonized imagination. Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for best memoir.
Powerful, unique and beautifully produced - an insightful and thought-provoking critique of the Wall around Palestine.
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Super Wings is the hit preschool series now airing on Universal Kids! Get ready for takeoff in this fun and interactive board book featuring all of your favorite Super Wings. Little fans of the hit show will love getting to know all of their favorite characters, from Jett the jet plane to Donnie the cargo plane to Paul the police plane! With 8 colorful tabs and simple text, this sturdy board book is great for even the youngest fans of the Super Wings.
View From Inside is an expansive presentation of contemporary Arab photography, video, and mixed media art from the Middle East and North Africa. The book shows the works of 49 leading Arab artists from 13 different countries. The works reflect the emergence of photographic, video and digital art as important forms of creative visual expression in the Arab world since the 1990s. The artworks address a broad range of issues that the artists themselves have defined as important to the modern Arab experience. Four texts cover the early appearance of photography in the Middle East and North Africa in the mid-nineteenth century through photography's evolution as an integral part of the contempora...
Cabaret performances are often known for bringing alive the Great American Songbook from the 1920s through the 1950s for contemporary audiences. But modern-day cabaret does much more than preserve the past—it also promotes and fosters the new generation of American composers and creates a uniquely vibrant musical and theatrical experience for its audiences. So You Want to Sing Cabaret is the first book of its kind to examine in detail the unique vocal and nonvocal requirements for professional performance within the exciting genre of cabaret. With a foreword by cabaret legend Lorna Luft, So You Want to Sing Cabaret includes interviews from the top professionals in the cabaret industry, inc...
A moving poem that echoes the love Palestinians have for their olive trees and their deep connection to their land. Features seventeen major Palestinian artists. Rest in My Shade is a poetic story about displacement, identity and loss recited by an ancient olive tree. It is illustrated with olive trees created in various media by Palestinian artists living around the world. Millions of people are being uprooted, separated from their families, and risk losing their culture as a result of war, poverty, repression, and climate injustice. Rest in My Shade is a tool for building understanding, compassion, and dialog. Together, we can build a truly just world—one in which we can all live where w...