ciné résistance x soso in concert | talk & concert

Talk moderated by Rana Bassil w. Asifeh (Vienna/Ramallah) & Petra Serhal (Beirut)
followed by a live performance of Asifeh – more here: https://www.sososo.space/event/cine-resistance-the-palestinian-cause-031224

Project Petra Serhal: «Over there, by the scent of oranges»

After the genocide in Gaza startedin October 2023and the global awareness of the brutality of Israeli occupation grew, the idea of a free Palestine suddenly became possible. As a Lebanese citizen forbidden to enter Occupied Palestine, I felt the need to be ready for this possible future visit. I started talking to Palestinians who either lived in Palestine before 1948 or who are now living in Occupied Palestine, to take me on an olfactive journey to their homes, as a way to construct an understanding of the places soon to be visited. The memory of the land through its scentsstarted reconstructing landscapes and homes that can never be occupied or wiped out.

Every art work is a mapping inspired by the oral description of the narrator showing the way to their home.Each olfactive textile is unique in its structure, material and story, using flowers, plants and other natural material while recreating smells of places and landscapes to take the audience of an olfactive journey.