"This Place", at the Brooklyn Museum, explores Israel and the West Bank through the eyes of twelve international photographer

This Place explores the complexity of Israel and the West Bank, as place and metaphor, through the eyes of twelve internationally acclaimed photographers. This Place offers not a single, monolithic vision, but rather an intricate and fragmented portrait, alive to all the rifts and paradoxes of this important and much contested place.

The artists spent extended periods in Israel and the West Bank, free to approach their subjects as they chose. While the exhibition presents twelve distinct perspectives, several key themes emerged, such as family, identity, home, landscape and the environment.

The exhibition challenges viewers to go beyond the polarizing narratives and familiar images of the region found in mainstream media. The result is a deeply humanistic and nuanced examination that reminds us of the place art, not as an illustration of conflict, but as a platform for raising questions and engaging viewers in a conversation.

Photo credit/caption: Wendy Ewald (American, b. 1951), At Home, photograph by Amal, Negev Desert, 2012. copyright Wendy Ewald, all rights reserved.