2016 Just Festival Programme

GAZA - PHOTOGRAPHY IN DARK TIMES St John's Church | 5-28 August 2016 What does it do to the creative spirit to live under a blockade? For nine years now Gaza has had to endure the most severe deprivations - of food, medical supplies, electricity, and clean water. It has also been ravaged by three attacks from Israel costing thousands of lives. As a result, a whole generation of young Gazan artists have grown up under conditions unknown in other parts of the world. The five young photographers featured in this exhibition reveal how the blockade impacts on the style and content of the photographer?s art. A range of themes emerge. Darkness is never far away, and yet the humour and resilience of the human spirit shines through clearly.

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2016 Just Festival Programme

Published on Jun 8, 2016

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In 2016, the festival events will be held under the theme of From the Edge. With that theme in mind, we want to challenge our audiences to engage with the experiences and ideas of those people who are commonly perceived to sit at the edge of our communities and societies. A platform will be offered to a wide range of individuals, whether it’s those who find themselves socially or politically marginalised, or perhaps the boundary-pushers who sit at the very edge of their disciplines, challenging the way we think about science, society, faith and the arts. We want to unsettle, challenge and inspire our 2016 audiences by connecting them to people and ideas which sit outside the mainstream, encouraging alternative approaches to contemporary local, national and global questions.

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