Participating Artists Press Agency
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From 13 - 27 April 2014, PAPA settled down as a temporary office in Ramallah, Palestine. Hosting organization is RIWAQ Centre for Architectural Conservation. Together with the architects of RIWAQ, PAPA did fieldwork in the city to discover the Tactics of Life. Participants: Khaldun Bshara, Rania Aldjejab, Aya Tahhan, Yara Bamiyeh, Lana Judeh, Fida Touma, Yousef Taha and Awatef Romeya, artist. With the kind support of the Mondriaan Fund.
Saturday 12th of April 2014
Ramallah -
Most Cars in Ramallah have Palestine number plates. And there are many. Huge cars as well. 4x4 and American pickup trucks. Get a loan at the bank and you can…
Lino Hellings –
Ramallah Lab
Ramallah -
exploit any possible area for the production of a house in the Amari refugee camp near Ramallah in a small space exists a large number of people displaced from their…
Awatef Romeya –
Ramallah Lab
New shopping centers and new lifestyles are emerging in the city, but old ones still persevere. Two street vendors heading to the city center to sell their goods. Ramallah is…
Fida Touma –
Ramallah Lab
Anarchy symbol along with a graffiti opposing police power saying “think“.. Israeli Police or Palestinian Police?…
Aya Tahhan –
Ramallah Lab
A cafe in the middle of Ramallah, promoting for an upcoming Barcelona and Real Madrid football match. These two teams have become the addiction to the vast majority of Palestinian…
Aya Tahhan –
Ramallah Lab
A new scratched blue building number, written in arabic and english.…
Rania Aldjejab –
Ramallah Lab
Officially the smoking age is 18 in Palestine; but this is rarely observed. Teenagers start smoking early and it is common to see young men smoking the Hooka in cafes…
Fida Touma –
Ramallah Lab
An old Coffee Roaster in one of the oldest coffee mills in Palestine, Izhiman. It was established in 1890. Coffee is a part of Palestinian culture as well as the…
Aya Tahhan –
Ramallah Lab
Construction in the refugee camps is continuous. Because of the space limitations of the refugee camp (built on land rented by the UN) and the population of the refugees has…
Khaldun Bshara –
Ramallah Lab
In the refugee camp there is no space for cars because of the narrow streets and crowded space so there should be other ways for moving around in the camp…
Yousef Taha –
Ramallah Lab
people tries to protect their childern by putting fence that can hurt to prevent kids from going out to the street and strangers from going in in my opinin this…
Yousef Taha –
Ramallah Lab
Girl on the roof of one of the buildings in the Amari refugee camp building multiple decks what extent their strength in the face of earthquakes…
Awatef Romeya –
Ramallah Lab
Pronto Cafe is one of the cafes in Ramallah who sells alcohol. In the cafe and at the terrace of pronto it's very normal to drink alcohol. But when you…
Rania Aldjejab –
Ramallah Lab
Every barber in Ramallah uses this kind of drying rack to hang the towels in the sun. Also a good way to reserve a parking place and indicate where the…
Lino Hellings –
Ramallah Lab
ways to market your products: gas is used as a main source of energy for cooking and heating. these empty gas tanks have a different function as they're being used…
Yara Bamiyeh –
Ramallah Lab
People react differently when noticing that someone is randomly taking a picture they're in, this guy decided to pose in front of "Chicago stake house"…
Yara Bamiyeh –
Ramallah Lab
Ramallah was historically a Christian town, but today Muslims form the majority of the population, with Christians still making up a significant minority. There are a lot of  …
Rania Aldjejab –
Ramallah Lab
If you have an Israeli numberplate you can drive straight through Palestine. The highway is only for cars with an Israeli numberplate. Next to the highway is the WALL. On…
Lino Hellings –
Ramallah Lab
people use the public space to promote thier goods this shop uses the street as place to put signes for his shop so there is no chance you cant see…
Yousef Taha –
Ramallah Lab
people's reaction when noticing someone is taking a picture they might be in. In the vegetable market, a place that's overly crowded by buyers and sellers. this guy looked suspiciously…
Yara Bamiyeh –
Ramallah Lab
day of the week is devoted to the day cleaning the house fully .. and usually have a day off usually on Friday or Saturday or Sunday .. cleans everything in the…
Awatef Romeya –
Ramallah Lab