passport of witness
an ANTHOLOGY of palestinian voices in diaspora
Sometimes a homeland becomes a tale. We love the story because it is about our homeland, and we love our homeland even more because of the story.
—Dr. Refaat Alareer (1979-2023)
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Passport of Witness is a tribute to the enduring spirit of Palestine and its people. This limited-edition anthology, meticulously hand-crafted with immense love, both mirrors and subverts the traditional concept of the passport, offering a portal to a homeland that thrives in memory, blood, and dreams. Featuring the vital voices of 25 Palestinians living in the diaspora, this living document carries seeds of connection to the Palestine of past, present, and future.
Dreamt, curated, edited, and assembled over seven months, this collection contains poetry, testimony, and family history. The backgruond images are photographs by Jordanian-Palestinian artist Baha Suleimon. Unable to step foot on his homeland, Suleimon captured these images of Palestine from a distance, across borders of water and land. Upon opening the front cover, you will find a photocopy of the pre-1948 passport of the grandfather of Palestinian-American artist and writer Ren Allathkani, inscribed with a poem about the estrangement of belonging to a homeland that cannot be returned to. Inside the back cover, Allathkani’s tatreez-poem responds to this estrangement with a vision of return — both a hope and a promise: Meet me at the port in Jaffa... Date: 2024 Edition Size: 300 Media: gold foil stamping, risograph Pages: 40 Printer: Evan Bobrow (Rathaus Press, NY) Distributor: Booklyn |
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CONTRIBUTORS:
Amira Alghoul Aya Abu Ghazaleh Dana Samhouri Ibrahim Silwany Jaye Nasir Judy Saafein Leila Haseba Shaban Lisa Suhair Majaj Mandy Shunnarah Melba Silwany Mohamed Shalabi Muyassar Yousef Kurdi Natasha Abu-Fadel Noor Abuzahriyeh Paige Austin Rachel Wilkinson Reem Assaf Tabet Ren Allathkani Rhonda Jarrar Saham Al Khayyat Samaher Abuzahriyeh Yasmin Keating Younis Abu Ghazaleh Zahi Alzaher Zaynab Mohammed INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHS: Baha Suleimon EDITOR: Stephanie Adams-Santos & Anon. |
AQUISITIONS:
Amherst College Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Barnard College Library Baylor University Brown University, John Hay Library The British Library Bryn Mawr College Carleton College Center for the Study and Preservation of Palestine Library DePaul University Duke University Emory University Free Library of Philadelphia, Artist Book Collection Harvard University, Fine Arts Library Letterform Archive Newberry Library San Diego State University (SDSU) St. Olaf College College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University Stanford University Tufts University University of California, Irvine (UCI) University of Connecticut (UCONN) University of Delaware Library University of Wisconsin-Madison, Special Collections Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Wesleyan University Whitney Museum of American Art |
Purchase Information: libraries, public collections & institutions
These handcrafted, limited edition artist books are valued at $500 for libraries, public collections, and institutions.
All proceeds from the sale of "Passport of Witness" books distributed through BOOKLYN will benefit UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency). To purchase for your library or institution, please contact: [email protected]
Purchase Information: friends & family
For a limited time, these handcrafted, limited edition artist books will be available for friends, family and local communities of the contributors at a sliding scale rate of $60-$120 (plus shipping) — as quantities allow. Only one copy per person. To purchase, use the form below or email proof of your donation to [email protected] and Venmo shipping to @Stephanie-Adams-Santos ($6 USD domestic/$20 USD international).
These handcrafted, limited edition artist books are valued at $500 for libraries, public collections, and institutions.
All proceeds from the sale of "Passport of Witness" books distributed through BOOKLYN will benefit UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency). To purchase for your library or institution, please contact: [email protected]
Purchase Information: friends & family
For a limited time, these handcrafted, limited edition artist books will be available for friends, family and local communities of the contributors at a sliding scale rate of $60-$120 (plus shipping) — as quantities allow. Only one copy per person. To purchase, use the form below or email proof of your donation to [email protected] and Venmo shipping to @Stephanie-Adams-Santos ($6 USD domestic/$20 USD international).