Watermarked preview. The licensed file is delivered in full quality without the watermark.
Preview: first 60 seconds — full file 07:11.
APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 20 April 2021. Palestinian plastic artist Mohammad Jahlash, 40, makes sculptures on sardines cans at his home
01.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Jahlash
STORYLINE
Artist Muhammad Jahlash has developed an unusual way of expressing the suffering of his fellow residents of Gaza: he paints the empty sardine cans which are handed out to Palestinian refugees. From his home in the Al-Saftawi neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip, Jahlash creates delicate scenes on the discarded tin cans. Some depict the separation barrier in the West Bank, others the plight of Gaza's children or the lack of resources created by the ongoing blockade of the territory. The canned sardines are handed out to Palestinian refugees by the UN agency UNRWA and Jahlash says this gives the works a special resonance. "Why not take advantage of these cans," he says. "The cans represent Palestinian refugees since they are handed out as aid to the people," he adds.
More than two-thirds of the Gaza Strip’s population of some 2 million people suffers from poverty or extreme poverty, according to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Footage by Mahmoud Ajjour/APAwire
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 20 April 2021. Palestinian plastic artist Mohammad Jahlash, 40, makes sculptures on sardines cans at his home 01.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Jahlash STORYLINE Artist Muhammad Jahlash has developed an unusual way of expressing the suffering of his fellow residents of Gaza: he paints the empty sardine cans which are handed out to Palestinian refugees. From his home in the Al-Saftawi neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip, Jahlash creates delicate scenes on the discarded tin cans. Some depict the separation barrier in the West Bank, others the plight of Gaza's children or the lack of resources created by the ongoing blockade of the territory. The canned sardines are handed out to Palestinian refugees by the UN agency UNRWA and Jahlash says this gives the works a special resonance. "Why not take advantage of these cans," he says. "The cans represent Palestinian refugees since they are handed out as aid to the people," he adds. More than two-thirds of the Gaza Strip’s population of some 2 million people suffers from poverty or extreme poverty, according to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Footage by Mahmoud Ajjour/APAwire
Original caption as filed by the journalist, unedited.
Editorial use only. No alterations beyond standard cropping and colour correction.
Copyright: © APA Images
Contact APA for available qualities and pricing.
Request commercial, exclusive, documentary, or other custom rights for this material.
Find photos, videos and stories in your language.
Try asking
