Photobook Presentation & Discussion: The Erasure of Palestine…

Strathclyde Palestine Solidarity Society is delighted to welcome Ahmad Al-Bazz onto campus as part of his UK tour for the launch of his photobook titled 'The Erasure of Palestine'. 

Guidance for the location will be available on our instagram (@strathpalestine) story on the day. 

Description

The Erasure of Palestine is the outcome of a three-year journey by award-winning, Palestine based photographer and filmmaker Ahmad Al-Bazz, who set out to document what remains of the hundreds of Palestinian villages and towns depopulated and destroyed during the creation and expansion of Israel from 1948 to the present. Today, unmistakable traces of destroyed Palestinian communities haunt nearly every Israeli settlement, revealing not just a past catastrophe but an ongoing process – a continuing history of colonisation and removal. Combining visual evidence, field research and historical testimony, AlBazz shows that what began as a single act of ethnic cleansing has evolved into a sustained strategy of occupation and erasure.

Ahmad will present his experience of making the book and reflect the current escalation in the Gaza Strip - 80% of whose population are refugees from depopulated towns and villages across Palestine, many of which are documented in his book. The book is published by Edinburgh-based independent publishers MuseumsEtc.

Ahmad’s biography

Ahmad Al-Bazz, born in 1993, is an award-winning independent journalist, photographer and documentary filmmaker based in the Palestinian region. His work primarily focuses on Palestinian-Israeli affairs and their real-world implications on the ground. 

More information about MuseumsEtc can be found here: https://museumsetc.com/ 

And about Ahmad’s book here: https://museumsetc.com/products/the-erasure-of-palestine 

Instagram:

@ahmad.al.bazz

@museumsetc