Impressions of Jerusalem

During my exchange semester in Oslo we had the unique opportunity to accompany our professor Apolonija Sustersic to a research trip to Palestine. These 10 days in the Middle East were eye-opening and mind broadening for me, giving me insights into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its consequences for people living in the West-Bank. Visiting Jerusalem, the holy city for Jews, Christians and Moslems alike and witnessing those streams of tourists and religious practitioners made me want to film in order to digest more easily what I see as well as to give me this momentum of the quiet spectator — being at the core of something and yet outside, protected by the camera.

  • Year: 2015
  • Location: Jerusalem, Palestine
  • Client: Self-Initated
  • Media: Video



The Video
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Due to the fact that this video project was initiated by a spontaneous impulse, I could not film at the Dome of the Rock (above) because of time shortage.
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Kalandia checkpoint between the northern West Bank and Jerusalem
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Abandoned village Lifta - driven out during the Arab-Jewish hostilities of 1947/48
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Balata refugee camp is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank. It's adjacent to the city of Nablus and was established in 1950.
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Hebron. Tarps protect the market from items thrown from above. One visible layer of the tensions.
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Ramallah, West Bank. An indicator for Palestinian housing (in contrast to Israeli settlements) are the black water tanks on the roof.