A Tool of Resistance, 2020

The production of this video was shaped by a controversial law that was often talked about in the West Bank in late 2018. Israeli Cabinet Members had introduced a bill in parliament that sought to criminalize the filming, photographing, or dissemination of footage depicting Israeli military activities in the West Bank, with penalties of up to ten years in prison. It was unclear if this law will would be approved.

23 min 35 sec

2-channel video installation

Video HD, color, sound

Interview with: Badee Dwaik

Language: Audio - English, Arabic, Hebrew | Subtitles - English

Translation: Iyad Dayoub, Eden Rabi

Proofreading and Subtitles: Kari Leigh Rosenfeld

Color and Sound: Tristan Daniel Nicolas

Locations: Ramallah, Hebron

The moments of fear

This 6 photographs were taken autonomously on the camera during a run while filming "A Tool of Resistance". A moment that couldn't be documented. A moment that made me question all the other undocumented moments. This were moments of fear, fear from the military, fear from being seen, fear of being caught. Fear that often results in partial footage, in blurred images, in unfocused frames, in not capturing the subject or cutting it out of the frame.

Series of 6 photographs,

Inkjet print, 148 × 35 mm each