“Aya Tahhan”

welcome to the refugee camp

Ramallah -  Palestinian Refugee Camps may look all the same from the outside; extremely small areas to live in, overcrowding, no open spaces, very narrow streets, lack of services... yet every camp…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Water Tanks... everywhere

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Palestinians suffer from severe shortage of water specially during summers due to the confiscation of Palestinian water sources from Israel & the lack of rainfall. Israel also controls the water…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Water Tank Tractor

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Another solution for the water shortage in Palestine is calling the water tank tractor driver in order to get clean water to fill the tanks.…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Ramallah Airways

Ramallah -  As Palestinians suffer from stripping their freedom of movement; whether abroad or even between Palestinian cities, towns & villages, this model of an airplane would be the closest of that…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Palestinian Eiffel Tower

Ramallah -  An old television antenna on the roof of a building, such antennas were popular back in the day. And yes, we have our own version of The Eiffel Tower in…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

No Entry to Gender Inequality

Ramallah -  A poster in the streets of Ramallah encouraging gender equality in the Palestinian Curriculum hung under a no entry sign."it does not matter whether you are a boy or…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Lets have a seat (1)

Ramallah -  A thrown-out trash/sofa with greenery in the background in one of the streets in Ramallah.. …
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Education comes first

Asira ash Shamaliya -  This unfinished house belongs to a father of 6 daughters and sons, he is a worker with a humble income, yet he was very proud telling me about his kids…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

to eat or not to eat, that is the question

Ramallah -  Jars of candies & sweets next to a weighing scale saying "watch your weight"…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Property Announcement

Asira ash Shamaliya -  “Ra’fat“ & “Aya“ these are two names written in two different construction sites that we saw in ’Asira Ashamaliyyah during the photowalk. Apperantly most of the…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

our second attempt (3)

Ramallah -  second attempt of Ramallah bubbles…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

melancholic camp?

Ramallah -  To many, the camp may seem a melancholic, monochromic place, but to people living there, it is now their home -as temporary as it may be- yet it is their…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Home Garden

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Historically, home gardens were main elements in residential architecture; people grew fruitful trees, herbs, shrubs and flowers in their courtyards or in their gardens surrounding their houses. Through the years…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

the new Ramallah

Ramallah -  With the excessive construction in Ramallah, investments and urban sprawl, old houses are demolished to build new "modern" towers instead. …
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Possible Extension

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Iron bars showing from a previously built house implying the possibility of a new extension when needed or when the owner's economic situation allows them to.…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

our second attempt (2)

Ramallah -  second attempt of Ramallah bubbles…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Light and shade

Ramallah -  A photo of an old building in Ramallah shaded by its terrace.…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Hangman

Ramallah -  The famous Hangman game is brought to life. A manikin in the streets of Ramallah…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Tea Break

Asira ash Shamaliya -  In Palestine tea is a very popular drink, whenever there is tea you see people socialising and chatting. It is a small break from the busy life …
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya

Picture framed

Ramallah -  A part of Ramallah cityscape framed by traditional stonewall, electric poles & wires. The urban sprawl is rapidly expanding, leaving the city with no open spaces or green areas, …
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

our second attempt

Ramallah -  second attempt of Ramallah bubbles…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

lets have a seat (2)

Ramallah -  A thrown-out chair and a carpet/trash in another street in Ramallah…
Aya Tahhan – Ramallah Lab

Half Open, Half Closed

Asira ash Shamaliya -  Many of the Historic buildings in Palestine are abandoned, our aim in Riwaq is to remind people about the importance of our cultural identity, to encourage people to use such…
Aya Tahhan – 50 villages Asira ash Shamaliya