Lueurs d'espoirs

Westbank, fall 1995 / 2015, a photo documentary in 3 steps, focusing on the Palestinian people's everyday life, away from the cliché.

Project visual Lueurs d'espoirs
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Contributions
11/08/2015
End date
€2,250
Out of €2,150
104 %

Edition 2015

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Lueurs d'espoirs

<p> <u>GLIMMER OF HOPE</u></p> <p> P h a s e   1  / 1 9 9 5</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Pal21juillet15-010-2-1438041839" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/221252/pal21juillet15-010-2-1438041839.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> « Glimmer of Hope » is a photographic project which started in 1995. I was, then, student in the last year of cinematography. Moved as many by the pictures of the conflict in Palestine, I decided to travel there to take everyday's life pictures of the Palestinians in the Westbanks.</p> <p>  </p> <p> I tried to stay away from the usual sensational cliche of the mainstream medias.  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Diapositives-2956-1438041486" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/221251/diapositives-2956-1438041486.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> In those days, floated the perfume of peace raised by the Oslo agreement signed in DC by Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat. I head for Palestine in early October '95 and decide to focus on East Jerusalem, Ramallah, Taybeh (the last Christian village) and Jericho.</p> <p> I come back two weeks before the "peace ending" assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. </p> <p>  </p> <p> Those were the last days of thin hope, an unbalanced peace, indeed, but still a form of peace...</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Pal21juillet15-037-7-1438041961" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/221254/pal21juillet15-037-7-1438041961.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>P h a s e   2  / 2 0 1 5</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> Going back to Palestine in 2015 or 20 years later, appears to me as a natural ongoing process, giving a real added value through the flow of time, miles away from the prime time shocking news worshipped by the media.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FgZqrlLO9Xh8%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgZqrlLO9Xh8&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgZqrlLO9Xh8%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540"></iframe></p> <p>  </p> <p> Today, my work is still about Palestinian's everyday life. Despite a heavier occupation, the Westbanks entered in the 21st century, its cell phones, its hipsters, its rock bands or its youth hostels.</p> <p>  </p> <p> A life much closer to us than the media would let us believe.</p> <p>    </p> <p> <img alt="Palestine-7727-1443639160" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/237314/palestine-7727-1443639160.jpg"></p> <p>  </p>   <p> For too long now the identification with the Palestinian people has followed a path empathy through its pain. Through my pictures, I wish to bring the viewer to feel for the Palestinians a kind of sympathy one can feel for an old friend who we share precious moments with.</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>P h a s e   3  /  The book</strong></u></p> <p>  </p> Today's society is getting more radical everyday. Not only is it a matter of killing in a holy name : the process reaches our entire society. Intransigence is gaining ground in every aspects of our life. Political positions are sharper and harder and while our society has never been safer, sense of insecurity is growing everyday. Unidentified fears are quietly darkening our souls. This slow drifting towards irrationals threats is mining the very foundations of our multicultural society.   <p> Fighting this regression process seems to me essential. In this battle, weapons, wars and destructions are serving this unseen enemy. This combat must be led with a positive approach. It is all about building new bridges joining long disconnected communities of our lands.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Pal21juillet15-038-4-1438042260" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/221255/pal21juillet15-038-4-1438042260.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> The book "Glimmer of Hope" will be edited in pursuit of this aim. Giving life to a human view of the Westbank inhabitants is also a way to fight our own preconceived ideas. <p>  </p> <p> This book will consist in an elaborated selection of 1995 &amp; 2015 photos supplemented with personal notes and digital content such as sounds or additional photos</p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>C o n c l u s i o n  /   g r o w   t h e    g l i m m e r</strong></u></p> <p>  </p> <p> We're going through a inward-looking and fear of the other period. Fear being the irrationnel mother of hate and violence, it is my own belief that a positive attitude and a human touch are the best weapons to fight this plague.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Bearing that in mind, I'm writing these lines on my way back from the 2nd journey to Palestine. Therefor, do please come back often to check my news for I might soon share with you some photo memories of my trip !</p> <p>  </p> <p> <em>Would this project raise your interest, please share it among your friends for it is by reaching a wider audience that  it will reveal its real potential !</em></p>   <p>  </p>

Allocation of funds

Those € 2.150 I do request from you shall be exclusively used for the printing of 100 copies of the book.   The specifications of the book : 230x260mm landscape, perfect bound, cover 300gsm, 108 pages 130gsm.     If your participations were to reach more than 100 %, the extra amount would be used to enrich the book with various papers, unfolding pages, etc.   And, most of all, the interest you show for this project is the fuel of my motivation.  

Rewards

€2

A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page.

€6

  • 3 contributions
- A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days !

Estimated delivery: December 2015

€12

  • 3 contributions
- A 10x15 signed [ p r i n t ] - A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days ! - Contrepartie Halles: receive the Hlog card from the Halles! Le Hlog est une carte nominative qui vous permet de bénéficier du tarif de 9€ sur tous les spectacles programmés par les Halles de Schaerbeek en 2015-2016.

Estimated delivery: December 2015

€30

  • 5 contributions
- Un grand MERCI, ma sincère reconnaissance et une mention sur la page Facebook, - Une carte postale envoyée par poste et au dos de laquelle je vous écrit un petit mot, une pratique très courante en '95. N'est-ce pas délicieusement rétro ! + Un tirage 10x15 signé.

Estimated delivery: February 2016

€30

  • 4 contributions
- An A4 signed [ p r i n t ] - A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days ! - Contrepartie Halles: receive the Hlog card from the Halles!

Estimated delivery: February 2016

€35

    SPECIAL lancement EUROPE REFRESH ------------------ Un livre en édition limitée (10 eemplaires) sur le dernier village chrétien de Palestine. 15x15 cm 22 p + couverture. Photos de 1995; accompagné d'une carte postale et d'un tirage 10x15

    Estimated delivery: November 2015

    €50

    • 6 contributions
    - A signed [ b o o k ] - A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days ! - Contrepartie Halles: receive the Hlog card from the Halles!

    Estimated delivery: February 2016

    €50

    • 6 contributions
    - Un grand MERCI, ma sincère reconnaissance et une mention sur la page Facebook, - Une carte postale envoyée par poste et au dos de laquelle je vous écrit un petit mot, une pratique très courante en '95. N'est-ce pas délicieusement rétro ! + Un tirage A4 signé.

    Estimated delivery: February 2016

    €75

    • 1 contribution
    - An A4 signed [ p r i n t ] - A signed [ b o o k ] - A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days ! - Contrepartie Halles: receive the Hlog card from the Halles!

    Estimated delivery: March 2016

    €105

    • 3 contributions
    - 3 A4 signed [ p r i n t ] - A signed [ b o o k ] - A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days ! - Contrepartie Halles: receive the Hlog card from the Halles!

    Estimated delivery: March 2016

    €170

    • 1 contribution
    - An A3+ signed [ p r i n t ] personalized (you may chose your print among a number of proposed photo), edition of 10 - A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days ! - Contrepartie Halles: receive the Hlog card from the Halles!

    Estimated delivery: February 2016

    €200

    • 1 contribution
    - An A3+ signed [ p r i n t ] personalized (you may chose your print among a number of proposed photo), edition of 10 - A signed [ b o o k ] - A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days ! - Contrepartie Halles: receive the Hlog card from the Halles!

    Estimated delivery: March 2016

    €250

    • 1 contribution
    A set of 4 original [ s l i d e s ] from 1995. Diablement rétro ! - An A4 signed [ p r i n t ] - A signed [ b o o k ] - A priceless MERCI, my true gratitude and a mention on the Facebook page, - A postcard (a photo from the projet) with a hand note and signed mailed to you like in the good old days ! - Contrepartie Halles: receive the Hlog card from the Halles!

    Estimated delivery: March 2016

    €500

      Un [ t i r a g e ] 60x90cm personnalisé (choix proposé), signé & numéroté (limité à 5)- Un exemplaire signé du [ l i v r e ] - Un grand MERCI, ma sincère reconnaissance et une mention sur la page Facebook, - Une carte postale envoyée par poste et au dos de laquelle je vous écrit un petit mot, une pratique très courante en '95. N'est-ce pas délicieusement rétro ! - La carte de Halles : Hlog

      Estimated delivery: March 2016

      €650

        - Un grand MERCI, ma sincère reconnaissance et une mention sur la page Facebook, - Une carte postale envoyée par poste et au dos de laquelle je vous écrit un petit mot, une pratique très courante en '95. N'est-ce pas délicieusement rétro ! - Un exemplaire signé du livre + Un portrait de vous (classique ou décalé !) et son tirage A3+

        Estimated delivery: March 2016

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