Performing The Dutch Volunteers, we first went to live and work among Jewish settlers in the West Bank to gain an insight into their ethics, behavior and rationalization. Later we continued the same act, living and working in Palestine to gain an insight into life under occupation behind the fence. In order to realize this project and move freely in Palestinian areas that are off limits to Israeli citizens, we obtained the Dutch nationality. However, our Israeli roots play an essential role while interacting in both camps.
The Dutch Volunteers:performance, installation, video, photography, sculpture.Exhibitedamong others at: The Nederlands Fotomuseum, MK Award, Art Rotterdam,La Kunsthalle Mulhouse. Made possible with the generous support of: Mondriaan Fund, O&O CBK R’dam.
The Dutch Volunteers,2016, exhibition view: front gallery, The Nederlands Fotomuseum, photo Studio Hans Wilschut
The Dutch Volunteers, 2016, exhibition view: rear gallery, The Nederlands Fotomuseum, photo Studio Hans Wilschut
Truth Is Stranger than Fiction,2014 - 2016, two channel video, Full HD, 16’ synchronized, front projection: Jewish Settlement, West Bank, photo Studio Hans Wilschut
Truth Is Stranger than Fiction, 2014 - 2016, two channel video, Full HD, 16’ synchronized, back projection: Palestine, West Bank, photo Studio Hans Wilschut
Human Scale, 2016, wooden clogs, wood, cement, 35x103x50cm, photo Studio Hans Wilschut
The Dutch Volunteers: Israel/Palestine, 2014 Ultra-chrome print, 80x120cm
Ecological Control, 2014, ultra-chrome print, 80x107cm
Eyad’s Dream House,2014-2016, olive wood, cement, plexiglass,120x60x50cm, photo Studio Hans Wilschut
Demolished House, 2015, cement, mud, straw and ultra-chrome-print, 130x30x30cm, photo Studio Hans Wilschut