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Arkadi Zaides aims to frame the last seven years of his creative work, during which he has consistently addressed the socio-political situation in Israel/Palestine, particularly questioning how this conflict impacts the physical body. Following some projects initiated in Arab villages in 2008, Zaides concluded that the imbalance between the Jewish and Arab communities in Israel cannot go unnoticed. The works Quiet, Land-Research, Archive, and Capture Practice are the results of this reflection. In Archive (scheduled to be performed at the Oriente Occidente Festival 2015), his focus extended to the occupied territories. The performance is the result of work based on the repertoire of the B’tselem Camera project, an Israeli organization founded in 1989, known for continuously shedding light on the abuses of Palestinian rights by Israeli authorities. In 2007, the organization provided some video cameras to Palestinians so that they could document the persecution they face. Although the footage recorded by B’Tselem volunteers reveals a local reality, Zaides wishes to discuss it through a broader and more universal question: how much violence does each individual body endure, and what price does the community pay?
