Pro-Occupation #2
Aielli, Borgo Universo, Italy 2021.
Photos by Francesca Di Paola.
Special Thanks to Valeria Iozzi, Filippo Micillo, Antonio Paloma, Tiziano, Riccardo2, Alessandro, Ciro Ciro Lj Peluso, Anis Daraghma, Orode Deoro, Guendalina Piselli. So many people helped Matlakas realizing this project which was in his sketchbook years before.
Palestine lands are expanding now, in the midst of the turmoil of the world, Palestine will be finally free, HAndala will raise his arms to the sky.
Pro-Occupation is a project that was born as an act of solidarity for the "concern" for the lives at risk of the Palestinian people and the constant loss of their land.
The title suggests a favorable occupation: the occupied area, delimited and identified by an olive tree, represents a piece of Palestinian land with its own rules and customs. A symbolic demand that pushes for a change towards equality and that will end only when Palestine is free.
The tree was planted during the performative action n.2 of "Pro-Occupation". The performance will be repeated in different cities around the world where pieces of land will be symbolically occupied in solidarity with Palestine.
Thanks to the Palestinian curator and Human Geographer, Anis Daraghma.
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