From the Empty Grave to the Empty Cradle: Myths of Origin and Art in the Israel/Palestine Conflict

Makhoul, Bashir and Hon, Gordon (2016) From the Empty Grave to the Empty Cradle: Myths of Origin and Art in the Israel/Palestine Conflict. In: Conflict and Compassion: A Paradox of Difference in Contemporary Asian Art. HOME, Manchester, pp. 117-141.

Creators:
Makhoul, Bashir and Hon, Gordon
Description/Abstract:

Makhoul and Hon co-authored the chapter ‘From the Empty Grave to the Empty Cradle’ which expands upon the idea of origin as an ahistorical and temporally confused conception of national identity that can be thought through in critically engaged art practices. A range of Palestinian artists are examined who challenge spatial and temporal boundaries in relation to national identity, notably through works that use national, political and social boundaries as sites for their practice combined with temporal/spatial ideas of return or speculative futures based on imagined origins. Artists of particular interest include Larissa Sansour, Jumana Manna and Khalil Rabah. The specific political and cultural context of the artists’ works offers a way of thinking through the problematic ideas of origin and identity.

Item Type:
Book Section
Date:
2016
Projects or Series:
Displacement, Conflict and Luxury
Depositing User:
Abigail Whittall
Date Deposited:
19 May 2021 10:22
Last Modified:
05 Mar 2022 04:31
Hon, Gordon:
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6560-820X
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/5616

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