Issue:
April 2025 | Exhibition
GAZA: Signal Of Life
March 31 ~ April 25
Throughout April, the FCCJ is proud to present a telling exhibition in support of Palestinian filmmaker and photographer Amer Nasser, who is currently living a difficult and perilous life in the midst of a serious humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza. As a producer selected to exhibit his work at the Cannes Film Festival and Dubai International Film Festival, Nasser suffered the loss of his camera and computer in one of the many bombings, the artist’s foremost means of expression. Without backup equipment, he was forced to turn to his only remaining means of recording history—a smartphone—to continue sending out daily videos and photos on social media.
The images he distributes to the world are the very signal of his life from Gaza, where internet access is intermittent and difficult to come by. Even though he faces such significant challenges, his work serenely captures the lives of people living in this harsh reality. Having received new signals from Amer, art archivist Kazura Sunamori's group hopes to spread them to the world through exhibitions like this one. With the cooperation of the Palestinian Embroidery Belt Project, this exhibition will introduce the important cultural exchange between Palestine and Japan. This exhibition will also introduce a fascinating cultural exchange in support of local women by applying traditional Palestinian embroidery to Japanese kimonos, in cooperation with the Palestinian Embroidery Belt Project.
- Reception / Short Film & Talk Show
Date: Wednesday April 2, 6.30-8.30 pm (doors open at 6 pm)
Entry Fee: Members ¥1,000, Non-members ¥2,000 (one drink included)
Peter Lyon, chair of the Exhibition Committee
