Displayed at the IMA library, a precious testimony of Palestinian daily life, its faces, places and memory, through a photographic report created twenty-five years ago and never before shown to the public.
Displayed at the IMA library, a precious testimony of Palestinian daily life, its faces, places and memory, through a photographic report created twenty-five years ago and never before shown to the public. The exhibition is organized as part of the 2026 European Heritage Days and in honor of the IMA library's new name, renamed Leïla Shahid Library, named after the great voice of Palestine in France and Europe who passed away last February. In 2001, Joss Dray was commissioned by the IMA to carry out a photographic report in Palestine. Through her photographs, she documents the daily life of Palestinians, whether they live in Palestinian territories, in refugee camps, or within the diaspora. Her work notably covers the camps of Jabalia, Shati, Kalandia, Dheisheh, Jenin, as well as several camps in Lebanon. Joss Dray French photographer, Joss Dray began in 1987 documenting the daily life and forms of resistance of the Palestinian people. Her work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions and publications, including Return to Jenin. A Living History of the Refugee Camp (1989-2018), published in 2020 and prefaced by Leïla Shahid.
Source: paris.fr — photo: DR