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Image-making in the shadow of Gaza: The end of aesthetic innocence

Image-making in the shadow of Gaza: The end of aesthetic innocence

By Parham Ghalamdar The following text is the expanded script of the short film THE SIGHT IS A WOUND: https://youtu.be/u7abcDebhQE?si=coiO4alUBnCgjlDl Introduction (Road Map) This essay grapples with the ethical stakes of making and viewing images amid ongoing atrocities in Gaza. Section #1 initiates the conversation by examining the fundamental power inherent in oil painting and other forms of image-making. Section #2 locates Gaza’s live-st