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Essentially, the website aims to mimic - virtually - the community vibe and informal critical dialogue typical of an art schoolРІР‚в„ўs student unions, exhibitions, and tutorials. Together with Visiting Arts and the Qattan Foundation, they came up with the idea of an online community and exhibition space, serviced by offices in London and Ramallah.

Critic Sacha Craddock and art dealer/patron Charles Asprey were both struck by the critical vacuum within which artists work and - given the difficulties Palestinians can have in making the smallest journey - the need for regular, meaningful exchange with each other and the outside world. Over the past couple of years, a number of British art scene movers and shakers have traveled to Palestine, some at the behest of the British Council, others on independent trips to meet artists first hand. This issue of Bidoun documents a marked shift in the history of history-writing - the initial stirrings of a paradigm shift. Will this renewed focus establish responsible and unbiased insight or will it be adding yet another layer of dubious history written by the Other? The illustrated essay by Huda AbiFarР“РЃs is a foundation for a wider discourse on scripture, the origins of the alphabet, and its forays into contemporary graphic design.Р”В®xploring another aspect of archiving, Bidoun considers the widespread trend to reorganize Islamic Arts collections by major museums throughout the world.

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This issue also marks the beginning of a three-part series that traces the historical development of written Arabic, from classical calligraphy to modern Arabic typography. Now, these pieces from the past belong somewhere again. The FAI dusts these photos off and reconnects the past and the present through their stories. Young men going to war, newlywed couples, women who wanted to be immortalized as beautifulР’В - images of proud people who sought to fix themselves in history, but whose images have fallen by the wayside. One outstanding initiative featured is the Arab Image Foundation (FAI), who sends out members to collect photographic traces, often forgotten.

In this issue, Bidoun focuses on this theme to raise questions relating to identity and representation throughout the Middle East and beyond.

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The archive defines history through the creation of collective memory. Manima: A Tale of Two Brothers Lisa FarjamР”Р‡rom personal mementos to institutional collections, the process of selecting is most important in deciding what is kept or what is overlooked.9th Tehran Photography Biennial Tirdad Zolghadr.Nico, Elvis, Yves Saint Laurent Cesar Padilla.On Yousry NasrallahРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚ВBab Al ChamsРІР‚в„ў Ali Jaafar.Film Festival Diary: Cannes, Paris, Ramallah Antonia Carver, Ali Jaafar, Alia Rayyan.The Amiya/Fussha Dilemma Iman Humaydan Younes.Ghassan Zaqtan on Young Palestinian Writers Bidoun.Edwar al-Charrat on EgyptРІР‚в„ўs Young Literary Scene Bidoun.The Arab Image Foundation Antonia Carver.Encounters Between Civilizations Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares.Walid Raad and the Atlas Group Kaelen Wilson-Goldie.

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