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We Began by Measuring Distance

A Selection of Works Made in and Around Palestine by Basma Alsharif and CAMP

Screening Space Provided by Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books

Nov. 8 + 9 - 7:30 pm
$8 Suggested Donation
Artist in Attendance
Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books
2916 NE Alberta St
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"We Began by Measuring Distance," by Basma Alsharif.
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"We Began by Measuring Distance," by Basma Alsharif.
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"We Began by Measuring Distance," by Basma Alsharif.
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"We Began by Measuring Distance," by Basma Alsharif.
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"We Began by Measuring Distance," by Basma Alsharif.
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"The Story of Milk and Honey," by Basma Alsharif.
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"The Story of Milk and Honey," by Basma Alsharif.
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"The Story of Milk and Honey," by Basma Alsharif.
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"The Story of Milk and Honey," by Basma Alsharif.
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"The Story of Milk and Honey," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Farther Than The Eye Can See," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Farther Than The Eye Can See," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Farther Than The Eye Can See," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Farther Than The Eye Can See," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Turkish Delight," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Turkish Delight," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Turkish Delight," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Turkish Delight," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Home Movies Gaza," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Home Movies Gaza," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Home Movies Gaza," by Basma Alsharif.
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"Home Movies Gaza," by Basma Alsharif.
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About This Screening

With a skillful play between moving images, text, translation and voice, the media work of Basma Alsharif calls out the viewer’s position of watching, asking us to reconsider the certainty with which we know the world. Alsharif’s practice evinces an interest in how people relate to and internalize geopolitical shifts that occur within their lifetimes, and those they carry with them from past generations. Weaving structural visual codes with material archives, her aim is to decentralize content and produce work that operates through a multi-vantage perspective, thereby transforming information into a visceral experience. The Neighbour Before the House by collective CAMP is a series of video probes into the landscape of East Jerusalem. Shot with a security camera, these images show that before and after  instrumental “surveillance,” there is inquisitiveness, jest, memory, desire and doubt that pervades the project of watching. In these specific times and places, camera movements and live commentary become ways in which Palestinian residents evaluate what can be seen, and speak about the nature of their distance from others.  Thank you to Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books for hosting this event.

Program Details

November 8
  • Farther Than The Eye Can See
    UAE, 2013, video, color, sound, 13 min.
  • The Neighbour Before the House / Al Jaar Qabla Al Daar /
    by CAMP
    Jerusalem, 2009, video, PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) CCTV camera with manual joystick control, 8 locations, color, sound, 60 min.
November 9
  • Everywhere Was the Same
    by Basma Alsharif
    USA, 2007, video, color, sound, 11 min.
  • We Began by Measuring Distance
    by Basma Alsharif
    Egypt, 2009, video, color, sound, 19 min.
  • Turkish Delight
    by Basma Alsharif
    Jordan, 2010, video, color, sound, 2.5 min.
  • The Story of Milk and Honey
    by Basma Alsharif
    Lebanon, 2011, video, color, sound, 10 min.
  • Home Movies Gaza
    by Basma Alsharif
    Palestine, 2013, video, color, sound, 24 min.
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