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24-JUL-2016

'Negative Incursions,' by Rula Halawani

By Rula Halawani, born in East Jerusalem, where she still lives, and taken during Operation Defensive Shield, the Israeli incursion into the West Bank in 2002 at the time of the second Palestinian Intifada. “ … the viewer is brought close to the people who have been evacuated from a glass building doomed to destruction and have dropped to the ground with their hands clasped at the back of their necks; the tank wheels are too close, and similar in shape, for comfort. Viewed in negative, the shards of glass on which they lie resemble the rippling surface of water.”

‘Women of Gaza,’ posted earlier:

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Julie Oldfield03-Aug-2016 00:23
Fear 😊
Julie Oldfield03-Aug-2016 00:22
I can't imagine having to live with that of ear everyday.
Chris Morton02-Aug-2016 21:32
very striking
Nora van Beek02-Aug-2016 13:11
A very chilling scene. What terror these people live with every day! V
larose forest photos02-Aug-2016 02:43
An uncomfortable image in so many ways, the physical and the psychological. Amazing work. V
Gill Kopy02-Aug-2016 01:22
The negataive presentation creates a surreal grim image - awful that it is real !!! V
victorswan01-Aug-2016 20:45
a great photo Helen, of the drama that just will not stop, nice work BV
Ika Zinka Eferl01-Aug-2016 17:30
A striking scene here! V
bill friedlander01-Aug-2016 15:54
A mind searing image with huge impact. V
gerard belbeoch01-Aug-2016 08:26
une terrible image,amie
Tom LeRoy01-Aug-2016 08:25
A startling image, even more so in the negative B&W. V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal01-Aug-2016 07:03
An interesting and well presented photo.
Nirvan Hope01-Aug-2016 04:10
Just horrifying. Though the image, if one ignores the content, (how can one), is riveting.
Tom Munson01-Aug-2016 03:06
Amazing image, Helen.
globalgadabout01-Aug-2016 01:57
presenting this alarming scene in negative greatly increases the drama...lying on shards of glass during the invasion cannot have been so pleasant..
Jim Coffman01-Aug-2016 01:45
That is a very cool image!!
Dan Greenberg01-Aug-2016 01:30
An interesting photographic technique and presentation for sure.