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REBEL LANDSCAPES

PRESENTED BY  EMBASSY CULTURAL HOUSE AND TPFF

From the TPFF website:

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The exhibition Rebel Landscapes focuses on the natural territories of Palestine - not only for their beauty, but also the various roles they play to either suppress or empower the people of the land. The exhibition investigates how environmental justice is at the heart of Palestinian livelihoods and revolutions. 
Featuring the works of Jumana Manna, Sliman Mansour, Alaa Abu Asad, Steve Sabella, Vera Tamari, and Jana Ghalayini.

When we think about Palestine in the West, we think about landscapes pressed against the sea (Gaza) and others pressed against apartheid concrete (West Bank). In addition to exploring these typical horizons, this exhibition will situate you in the eyes of Palestinians who engage with the flora and fauna between their fingertips.

We recommend you start by reading Jumana Manna’s insightful essay titled “Where Nature Ends and Settlements Begin,” then shift to the images by Ala Abu Assad, who reveals what Manna preaches. Sliman Mansour and Vera Tamari take us right to the heart of agriculture in Palestine with their intimate visual investigations and love letters to the fruits of the country. Jana Ghalayini and Steve Sabella illuminate how our Palestinian cultures in both the East and the West influence our lives right down to clothes on our skin. 

A special thanks to the Toronto Palestinian Film Festival for hosting Rebel Landscapes on their website.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

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JUMANNA MANNA

Wardeh on trial, production still. 
jumanamanna.com
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VERA TAMARI

Going for a Ride?, 2002
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ALAA ABU ASAD

Glossolalia / ثَرثَرة, Single-channel video, 14'37" with Ignace Cami, 2021
​alaaabuasad.com
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SLIMAN MANSOUR

Olive picking, 1988
slimanmansour.com
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JANA GHALAYINI​

ورد المجنون/ ward al majnoon (crazy flower)
janaghalayini.com
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STEVE SABELLA

stevesabella.com

Rebel Landscapes was available to view on the TPFF website from September 22, 2021 to September 26, 2021.

EDITORIAL TEAM

ONLINE FOUNDER
Tariq Hassan Gordon

COFOUNDERS & CURATORIAL ADVISORS 
 
Jamelie Hassan 
& Ron Benner

ADVISORY CIRCLE
Samer Abdelnour, Marnie Fleming, Wyn Geleynse, Fern Helfand, S F Ho, Lorraine Klaasen, Judith Rodger, Ruth Skinner, Mary Lou Smoke, and Lucas Stenning 

COORDINATING EDITORS
Tariq Hassan Gordon & 
Olivia Mossuto

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Blessy Augustine, Anahí González, Jared Hendricks-Polack, Jessica Irene Joyce, Ira Kazi, 
Shelley Kopp, Jenna Rose Sands, Mireya Seymour, Venus Tsao, Diana Tamblyn, and Michelle Wilson. 

VIRTUAL TOUR
Andreas Buchwaldt

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OUR STORY
Artists Jamelie Hassan and Ron Benner and jazz musician Eric Stach founded the Embassy Cultural House (1983-1990) located in the restaurant portion of the Embassy Hotel at 732 Dundas Street in East London. In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Embassy Cultural House was re-envisioned as a virtual artist-run space and website. 

The Embassy Cultural House gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the London Arts Council through the City of London's Community Arts Investment Program.
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The Embassy Cultural House is thankful for the mentorship program established by Western University's Visual Arts department and the continued support of the students and Faculty of Arts & Humanities.
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Our Partners

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E M B A S S Y  C U L T U R A L  H O U S E . C A

The Embassy Cultural House (ECH) is located on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Chonnonton peoples, at the forks of Deshkan Ziibi (Antler River), an area subject to the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum and other treaties, colonized as London, Ontario. The ECH strives to create meaningful relationships between the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island and our contributors. The ECH honours the stewardship of the many Indigenous peoples who have resided on these lands since time immemorial.

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