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The Geography of Fear

"The Co-director of the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information talks about the past, present and future of Jerusalem"

An interview by Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti

Constructing Chaos

"Architect Omar Yusuf's tortured, twisted buildings are response to the physical and psychological devastation around him."

An interview by Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti

The Builder of Anata's Tale

"Construction worker explains why he is rebuilding his home for the fourth time, after repeated destruction by the Israeli army"

An interview by Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti

Website by FAST Language editing by Jane Szita

Beyond the Matrix of Control

"Jeff Halper argues that EU-like Middle East Union would override Israel's iron grip on the landscape"

An interview by Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti

Stateless Nation

Stateless Nation is a long term research project and an exhibition on the frontiers of citizenship. The Occupied Palestinian Territories are the place where to investigate and observe the new relations between Territory, State and Populations, and to reflect the new meanings and implications on the physical and social space.

Stateless Nations was first presented in June 2003 at the Venice Biennale in the occasion of the 50th International Art Exhibition “Dreams and Conflicts”, November 2003 at Officina Giovani Prato – Italy, June 2004 at Umm El Fahem Gallery – Israel, August 2004 at Bethlehem Peace Center – West Bank, October 2004 at Birzeit University – West Bank.

Sandi Hilal, Bethlehem 1973, Architect, researcher in “transborder policies for daily life” in the University of Trieste.

Alessandro Petti, Pescara 1973, Architect, researcher in urbanism in the University of Architecture IUAV Venice.

information: www.statelessnation.org; info@statelessnation.org