Windows in the wall. Ediz. inglese

Photographs by Rebecca HeylWith an afterword by Terry Gilliam“This is a book about the wall that separates Palestinians and Israelis.  When I began photographing the new barrier, in December 2002, little was known about the construction, either within the Israeli public or abroad.  Only the Palestinians whose land had been confiscated understood its importance.Now, more than four years later, 400 plus miles of electronic fencing combined with 5-8 meter high concrete wall slabs make up this Barrier.  Although it is still not complete, the Barrier has affected the life of every Palestinian, separating them from loved ones, schools, land, markets, universities, jobs and medical services. Not only has the Barrier affected contact among Palestinians, it also has made the already difficult contact between Palestinians and Israelis nearly impossible.This new enormous physical barrier between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples has made the other, older, wall that separates them all the more apparent - the invisible wall of fear, distrust, paranoia and separation.  This is the wall that is the subject of my photographic work.  This is the wall that fascinates me -- this wall, and the courageous people on both sides who continue to penetrate the barriers between them”. - Rebecca Heyl“Perhaps these photographs of the wall's concrete brutality will awaken the outside world to the terrible calamity of the current situation and perhaps individuals will be forced to consider how they can help bring it to an end.  Perhaps”. -  Terry GillianRebecca Heyl is an artist and human rights activist currently living in Boston. She has a Masters of Fine Art from the joint program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. While living in Israel between 2001 and 2004 she worked with Windows - Channels for Communication. She traveled frequently between the West Bank and Israel coming to know many on both sides of this continuing conflict.