1991/2021

Portrait of young woman standing in nature

Hadiyeh

Young woman sitting on yellow sofa at home

Haia

Young woman stands next to an ancient olive tree in a courtyard

Dana

Young woman standing on rocks in the sea

Maria

Portrait of young woman on blue sofa in her home

Duaa

Portrait of young woman standing in alley in old city of Yaffa

Ghada

Young woman sitting on tree stump in living room surrounded by plants

Haya

Young woman sitting on boulder in nature

Lena

Young woman standing against balcony rails outside

Mai

Young woman sitting next to a pink table in a cafe

Nadeen

Young woman sitting on green sofa in her home

Rawan

Young woman standing on sidewalk backlit by the sun

Sajeda

Young woman leaning against turquoise kitchen cabinets

Samera

Young woman sitting on armchair in living room with pattern colored floors

Siwar

Young woman standing on dirt path among abandoned stone houses

Waad

Young woman standing in big, old doorway

Wakar

Young woman sitting on olive green couch

Serene

Series of 17 photographs, scanned 8×10 negatives, giclée prints; 2021.

This project began from thoughts about my network of women who have been supportive, safe and influential in my life, especially since I moved to living on my own. These thoughts slowly formed into a desire to situate myself among a generation of women who I feel are living in a time where Palestinian society is going through slow but radical change. A generation who slowly was pushing societal boundaries and questioning their roles in unexpected ways.
As I turn 30 this year, I decided to seek out Palestinian women who were born in the same year as me to try and create a picture of where we stand today. The result is this work in progress which currently includes 17 portraits of Palestinian women all born in 1991. The portraits were made mainly using a large format film camera and were taken in the place each person feels is their own or their home.