Berlin's Spore Initiative presents 'Unsettled Earth' exhibition on Palestinian land and memory through February 2026
In Berlin, the Spore Initiative presents 'Unsettled Earth,' an exhibition that delves into the Palestinian relationship with land, focusing on themes of experience, memory, labor, and violation. Curated by Joud Al-Tamimi and Lama El Khatib, the show includes works such as Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme's video installation 'Until we became fire and fire us' (2023), Ahmad Alaqra's monochrome series 'I Died a Thousand Times' (2024), and Moayed Abu Ammouna's photograph from 'Barzakh of Gaza' (2024–25). Additional pieces feature Kamal Aljafari's video 'UNDR' (2024) and Bayan Abu Nahla's painting 'Airdrops' (2024). This exhibition is set to continue until February 28, 2026, supported by the Schöpflin Stiftung amidst ongoing cultural censorship in Germany.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Unsettled Earth' runs at Spore Initiative in Berlin through February 28, 2026
- Curated by Joud Al-Tamimi and Lama El Khatib
- Features works by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Ahmad Alaqra, Moayed Abu Ammouna, Kamal Aljafari, Asphalt cooperative, and Bayan Abu Nahla
- Fully funded by Schöpflin Stiftung
- Includes study program alongside group show
- Centers on Palestinian relationship to land through experience, memory, work, and violation
- Emerges in context of German cultural censorship following November 2024 Bundestag resolution
- Highlights story of farmer Yousef Sager Abu Rabee killed by Israeli drone strike at age 24
Entities
Artists
- Jumana Manna
- Emily Jacir
- Candice Breitz
- Johanna Hedva
- Mohammed Al-Hawajri
- Basel Abbas
- Ruanne Abou-Rahme
- Ahmad Alaqra
- Moayed Abu Ammouna
- Kamal Aljafari
- Bayan Abu Nahla
- Joud Al-Tamimi
- Lama El Khatib
- Yousef Sager Abu Rabee
Institutions
- Spore Initiative
- Schöpflin Stiftung
- German Bundestag
- International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
- Asphalt cooperative
- ArtReview
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Palestine
- Iraq
- Syria
- Yemen
- Beit Lahia
- Gaza