Exhibition in London
Exhibition in London
Project Overview:
Co-led at P21 Gallery (London) with Taya Amit and Soraya Fahmy.Â
Objective:
Transform thousands of Gaza youth writings from the We Are Not Numbers platform into an immersive exhibition foregrounding personal narratives over statistics.
Methodological Logic:
This project began as an ethical inquiry into representation: how to listen to Palestinian voices without speaking for them.
The exhibition became an evaluation-through-curation process—where analysis, ethics, and design converged
Methodological Steps:
- Context & partnership: conversations with founder Ahmed Al Naouq mapped WANN’s mission and funding gaps.
- Concept formation: with Taya Amit, reframed the exhibition as an intervention to strengthen WANN’s visibility and sustainability.
- Venue assessment: evaluated London galleries for accessibility, spatial logic, and partnership potential → selected P21 Gallery.
- Content analysis: reviewed 1 000 + letters, artworks, and videos; coded recurring themes (hope, grief, military, resistance, nature, love, time).
- Spatial translation: distributed themes across gallery zones, designing emotional coherence with graphic design management from Soraya Fahmy.
- Resource mobilisation: raised funds from Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Lush Charity Pot, and private donors.
- Media strategy: mobilizing (non) traditional media coverage (BBC Arabic, Jewish Voice for Labour, Fetch London), and cross-community dialogue by inviting local cultural centers for exhibition tours.Â
Results:
Set up the first exhibition for the young Palestinian group of Writers We Are Not Numbers in London, which opened the path for other exhibitions in the UK and abroad.Â
Project Information
Completion Date
Clients
We Are Not Numbers
Location
London
