Photography as an isolated object did not interest me for a long time thats why I wanted to create a graphic file with all my works to publish them as a whole The problem was how to show it how to give a sense to 4000 images ID: 808471
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Slide1
Slide2The Archive
(1985-2012)
"Photography as an isolated object did not interest me for a long time, that's why I wanted to create a graphic file with all my works to publish them as a whole. The problem was how to show it, how to give a sense to 4,000 images.”
Slide3Miki Kratsman
An Introduction
Slide4Brief Biography
born to a Jewish family in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1959
moved to Israel in 1971 at the age of 12
began attending political demonstrations at the age of 16
served in the Israeli military
studied photography in college
worked as a photojournalist
known for his work documenting Palestinian life
Slide5Occupied Territories
The Golan Heights
The West Bank
East Jerusalem
The Gaza Strip
Slide6Selected works
Slide7Abu Dis 2003
Kratsman has said:
“The catastrophe is the daily life for Palestinians, not a specific event.”
How does this image reflect his sentiment?
Slide8People I Met
(2011 - )
Why do you think the faces of these individuals are circled?
Slide9People I Met
(2011 - )
Slide10People I Met
(2011 - )
Slide11Kratsman (2018)
Miki Kratsman:
“I don’t take photos of people, I
give
photos. The meaning of the photo is the most important thing.”
Question: How does Kratsman’s
People I Met
embody this belief?
Slide12The Bedouin Visual Archive
(2015-2016)
Slide13The Bedouin Visual Archive
(2015-2016)
Slide14Diptych from
The Resolution of the Suspect
(2016)
Slide15Awards
Gardner Fellowship in Photography , Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University (2011)
Emet Prize for Science, Art, and Culture (2011)
Slide16Controversy: Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence is a nonprofit organization made up of Israeli military veterans opposed to the occupied territories
Kratsman is the chairman of Breaking the Silence
Slide17Divided Loyalties
Despite
Kratsman’s
activism on behalf of Palestinians, he is deeply loyal to Israel.
He says: “I would prefer to boycott only the settlements and not boycott all of the country. I cannot boycott myself. I wake up every morning. The problem is that I am an optimist. I can’t live in any other place.”