Imagining Palestine

“Imagining Palestinian” reinfoces a conceptual country while questioning how one could manifest a country. Is imagining considered a beginning or a denial of reality? In this abstract short film, I use a collection of Palestinian keffiyehs and various scarves to create an abstract landscape. There is a playful conversation with light and fabric. I accompany the art video with a script about nature from the Quran. The soundtrack also becomes a playful interaction with a man-made country.

Artist Bio: Iman Jabreh is a Palestinian American multidisciplinary artist, currently pursuing an MFA at China Academy of Art. Jabrah holds a BFA from Northern Kentucky University. During her curator-in-residence at Wave Pool gallery she showcased a collection of artworks by female and queer Palestinian artists from the West Bank and the diaspora. Iman has performed and exhibited works internationally. Her latest exhibition was part of Women of Crypto Art in collaboration with DoinGud for the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Many of Iman’s initiative projects aim to build collaborative cultures and increase exposure to displaced Palestinian artists through shared exhibitions, residencies, and collective projects.

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