Monumental Photography: Investigating Representations of Colonialism and Nationalism

Using The VII Foundation exhibition, MONUMENTAL: The Dome of the Rock by Ziyah Gafić and Notre-Dame de Paris by Tomas van Houtryve, as a launch pad, this discussion will feature presentations on photography’s history and politics of representation in France and Israel/Palestine.

Taking a step back from these places in the present, this panel will explore how particular understandings of faith, identity, colonialism, and nationalism have been enabled by visual symbols.

Moderator:
Dr. David Campbell,
Education Director, The VII Foundation

Speakers:
Professor Jonathan Long
Co-director, Centre for Visual Arts and Culture, Durham University

Dr. Sary Zananiri
Cultural practitioner and theorist

Ziyah Gafic
Contributing photographer, The VII Foundation

Tomas van Houtryve
Contributing photographer, The VII Foundation