Photography

Humans of Palestine (Various Artists)

Friday 21 – Sunday 30 August

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How do we remain human when we are deprived of the basic human rights accorded to most people around the world? This is an ever-present question facing the people of Palestine under an Occupation which permeates every area of their lives. It is an Occupation which seeks to dehumanise Palestinians – and yet it is doomed to fail in the face of the humanity of the people it seeks to oppress. This exhibition of photographs depicts the indomitable spirit of the Palestinian people – their struggles, their inventiveness and their sheer will to survive.

(Network of Photographers for Palestine)

Martyr

Friday 21 – Sunday 30 August

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Aiyah Sibay is a poet, photographer and activist who currently lives and works in Florida. She studied English at the University of Maryland and Film Studies in Edinburgh. In 2017 she travelled to Palestine and recorded her impressions in this remarkable series of poems and images depicting her take on the notion of martyrdom in the Palestinian psyche. This exhibition was shown under the title An Alternative to Martyrdom in Palestine in Gallery Route 1, Point Reyes, California in December 2019 – January 2020.

(Network of Photographers for Palestine)

Home, Away From Home

Friday 21 – Sunday 30 August

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Few people know – let alone care – about the huge number of Palestinians scattered throughout the world at this point in history. As the world attempts to stifle their stories, we present here a series of images of U.S., German and Scottish Palestinians seen through the lenses of three different photographers.

Najib Joe Hakim is a Palestinian photographer who works as a documentary and editorial photographer in the San Francisco Bay area. He is a Political Art Fellow at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the recipient of the 2020 Rebuilding Alliance Storytellers Award for his Home Away from Home: Little Palestine by the Bay project and also a past nominee for the US Artist Fellowship.

Ursula Mindermann lives in Telgte, Near Muenster, in the western part of Germany. She has a long and distinguished relationship with Palestine and its people. She has supported business enterprises in and around Bethlehem and has featured in two previous NPP exhibitions “Displaced” and “Humans of Palestine”. She is vice-president of the German-Palestine Society.

Craig Maclean is one of Scotland’s foremost documentary photographers. His work has featured in the Scottish National Gallery, the Sottish National Portrait Gallery, and the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. He has also taught photography in prisons, community centres and to people living on the streets.

(Network of Photographers for Palestine)

Simon Murphy – Govanhill Street Level

Friday 21 – Sunday 30 August

Various locations on the streets of Govanhill

Simon Murphy aims to give an insight into the diverse and vibrant area of Govanhill with a series of portraits to be displayed in windows as part of a photo trail during the festival.

Simon’s career has enabled him to travel extensively shooting human interest stories in countries such as Bangladesh, The Democratic republic of Congo, Rwanda and Cambodia.

His portraiture subjects range from individuals such as the Dalai Lama to musicians and actors including Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie and John Hurt. Up to now, the images have only been available through a limited edition newspaper that Simon publishes and distributes free around the shops and café’s in the area.

“The idea is that to get hold of a newspaper, people have to come in to Govanhill and find one. I post clues on my Instagram page (smurph77).

“While searching for a newspaper the individual might buy a coffee or a record, contributing a little to the local economy, or perhaps change preconceived ideas that have been formed due to negative publicity.

“The project is about community and diversity. Govanhill is not without its problems but it’s also a place where people come together and share culture and experience. It’s an exciting place that I love and where I have many connections.

“My images have always been about celebrating diversity and seeing beauty in our differences. Sometimes it’s important to ask yourself difficult questions and Photography has the power to trigger thoughts in people’s minds that can plant the seeds for change.”

(Street Level Photoworks)