Embroidery of Love and Resistance: Pieces from Prison
Objects-in-Focus
Speaker: Karam Maloukh
Saturday, 5 May | 14:00 – 15:00
As political prisoners in Israeli jails, men embroider to counter boredom, to resist their incarceration, and make gifts for loved ones. These objects, frequently mingle expressions of national pride with romantic love. During periods when craft materials are banned from entering prisons, the very making of these pieces requires clever improvisation of tools and materials. Prisoners unravel threads from their clothing and use medicine as chemical dye.
Memories and details about the prison’s experience that we haven’t heard about before. Karam Al-Maloukh, a released prisoner, will tell us about this experience.
The talk will be in Arabic.