For two days, Hunter College is hosting the Pheonix of Gaza. Join us to partake in a one-of-a-kind experience that uses thousands of images and 360° video footage shot in 2022 to immerse viewers into life in Gaza – from wedding celebrations to street life, to cultural monuments that now lie in ruins.
Sign up for a 30 minute slot to experience The Virtual Reality Phoenix of Gaza Exhibit using this link.
Enter Gaza through the eyes of its people. At Hunter's Blackbox Theater we are hosting a Virtual Reality project by Dr.Ahlam Muhtaseb and researchers at the x-Real Lab of California State University San Bernardino through a VR headset and tons of footage, offers an immersive view of Gaza as documented by its artists and journalists in 2022. Read more about the project here.
In addition to the Phoenix of Gaza, there are two evenings of programming with dinner to celebrate “Gaza the dignified and resilient” (غزة العزة والصمود) and the Palestinians who insist on dignity, resilience, and beauty as they resist its erasure.
April 15, Panel 1: Archiving Against Erasure
6:00pm-8:00pm
Ahlam Muhtaseb (keynote)
Sireen Sawalha, Nasser Abou-Rahme, and Mazen Iwaisi
April 16, Panel 2: Life Making as Resistance
6:00pm-8:00pm
Musical event with Zafir Tawil
Hadeel Assali, Rana Barakat, and Mohammed Mhawish
RSVP required, you can rsvp for the panels and dinner here.
All events will be held at the Black Box Theater: Hunter North 543
