When we think about Israel and the West Bank, it’s easy to get lost in the politics of the place. But what about the people? “This Place”, an exhibition at the Jewish Museum led by French photographer Frédéric Brenner, tells their stories through photos. Brenner commissioned 12 different photo artists to spend extended periods in the region, and the result is a collection of more than 200 photographs exploring themes of landscape, homeland, identity and family. Each photographer shows us a different perspective. Wendy Ewald invites people to tell their own stories by photographing themselves and their daily lives in the region. Meanwhile photographer Jungjin Lee‘s landscape photographs are characterized by a melancholic, simple beauty. Her large-scale images of the desert point to the region’s conflict, managing to be both poignant and serene at the same time. The exhibition is an intimate, but above all human account of Israel and the West Bank, a region where life is so often dogged by international geopolitics. (Text: Lisa Strube / Photos: Frédéric Brenner & Jens Ziehe)
Jewish Museum Berlin, Lindenstr.9–14, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Mon–Sun 10–20h
“This Place” Photo Exhibition , running until 05.01.2020. Guided tours every Sunday at 14h.
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