They are Now Stealing Your Skin by Hazem Harb

They are Now Stealing Your Skin by Hazem Harb – Posters for Gaza: The project launched by Zawyeh Gallery, ‘Posters for Gaza’ aims to shed light on the ethnic cleansing and horrific massacres inflicted on the Gaza Strip demanding cease fire and the recognition of Palestinian rights to live freely on their land with dignity.

Representing a long tradition in Palestinian history, political posters were produced extensively in the seventies and the eighties by the Palestinian Liberation Organization with the contribution of Palestinian, Arab, and international artists. Posters played a crucial role then in supporting the justice of the Palestinian cause and promoting it globally, guided by freedom, dignity, resilience, and the ongoing aspiration for independence, sought by Palestinians.

Born in Palestine in 1980, Hazem Harb is a visual artist who has lived in Gaza, Rome, and the UAE. He received his MFA from the European Institute of Design, Rome in 2009. He identifies as a painter, although photography has been a persevering interest since childhood. He is inspired by academia, architecture, and European art traditions; matters that negotiate complex social and cultural relations. His art combines photographic collages and drawings. Harb draws his subject matter from the history of Palestine: heritage and power dynamics. Intrigued by the complexities of memory: selective memory, lost and mutilated factualisation, the artist steers away from romanticism, favoring the sheer impact of truth-telling; knowing his homeland’s important history is depreciated by fanciful nostalgia. He was awarded a residency at The Delfina Foundation, London; Cite des Arts, Paris and Satellite, Dubai. Harb’s work is in the collections of the British Museum, Sharjah Art Foundation, Centre Pompidou, the Oriental Museum Durham University, Salsali Private Museum, and A.M. Qattan Foundation among others. He has set up many solo exhibitions. He has also participated in several group exhibitions, Art Fairs and Art Biennials around the world.