Eyad Baba, “Gaza”, Palestine, 2009, on display as part of the exhibition “HomeLessHome” in 2010 at the Museum on the Seam. All rights reserved. Only a 15 minutes walk through the dusty streets of Jerusalem takes us from Al Ma’mal foundation in the east, to the Museum on the Seam in the west of the city; a walk through the monotone ochre coloured streets, framed by street sellers and a bustling highway. Located in the heart of the conflict, the two art organisations take a stance and a position from within: being based in Jerusalem around the old city centre, Al Ma’mal and the Museum on the Seam shed light on the everyday friction between Palestine and Israel, speaking up through art.
It is this short 15 minutes walk which lets us cross borders: through religions ; through politics; through history and society. Crossing a land that has been claimed by Muslims, Jews and Christians over the course of time, crossing from east to west, between two exceptional art organizations.
Both art foundations provide a space for criticism
