An artist from Ramallah shakes-up what we think on Palestinian Art and questions fixed identities.

I did not imagine my expectations would be so turned over when going to Jerusalem in 2017 to research on Palestinian Art. Coming from Europe, I anticipated strongly engaged political works, repeating pictures from the media of soldiers, the wall, house destruction, or symbols from Palestine like the flag, the Dome of the Rock or the keys of return.
What a surprise then to hear harsh criticism from several local artists towards the repetitive use of such imagery. They desire to be recognized as international artists and not as activists for the Palestinian cause. This means topics do come from a local background, but can be seen larger, more global than only in the Palestinian context.