Wadi Salib

Still photographs of the remains of Palestinian homes, buildings and landscapes of Wadi Salib neighbourhood in Haifa. The photographs are evidence of change in the Palestinian identity of this area, for the reconstruction or “restoration” of the neighbourhood by people who are not locals constitutes the erasure of its Palestinian history, while what remains or what is preserved leaves no hint as to its identity, as Wadi Salib is a Palestinian neighbourhood. This work was made to document the unique landscape as well as its architectural richness before it disappears without a trace, hence its importance.

1948 home remnants

Government office building replacing Palestinian homes, digital inject print, 5406 × 3604, 2021

Old vs. New, digital inject print, 5657 × 3771, 2021

Abd Al Rahman Al Haj Residence, mayor of Haifa 1920-1927, inject print, 5406 × 3604, 2019

Up right is the back side of the house of Haifa’s mayor, Abd Al Rahman Al Haj , digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2019

A home calling for its owners, digital inject print, 6016 × 4000, 2016

Gentrification, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2019

Kanafani Residence front view, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2019

The Kanafani residence name was altered to “Adam’s Home“ law firm, digital inject print, 3840 × 5760, 2019

Empty windows leading to evacuated homes, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2019

remnants of a home

The exterior of a partly demolished home, digital , inject print, 5406 × 3604, 2021

Interior perspective, digital inject print, 3840 × 5760, 2021

“Turkish Hamam” since the Ottoman Empire, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2021

“Al Pasha” Turkish hamam, digital inject print, 5410 × 3607, 2021

Transforming a residential neighbourhood into a business compound, digital inject print, 5410 × 3607, 2021

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Standing strong yet empty of its indigenous people in modern times, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

Home behind bars, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

The house of Khalil Pasha, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

Times’ effect on the house of Khalil Pasha, digital inject print, 5464 × 3640, 2020

Jarrar’s Home, digital inject print, 5472 × 3648, 2020

Jarrar’s residence, digital inject print, 5472 × 3648, 2020

Removing traces of homes, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

A broad view of Wadi Salib, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

Uprooted homes in the process of gentrification, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

Erasing history, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

The altered and modern front of the Kanafani residence, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

Using authentic tiles in modern construction, taken from demolished houses, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2020

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evacuated Palestinian home 1948

Palestinian home under restoration, digital inject print, 5472 × 3648, 2020

bricks and clay arches

Clay and Brick arches - restoration in process, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2021

house of memories

House of Palestinian memories digital inject print, 5760 × 3840.

stairs to the past

Stairs to the past digital inject print, 5760 × 3840.

New buildings replacing old ones

New buildings replacing authentic ones, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2021


Three story building replacing a Palestinian villa, digital inject print, 5760 × 3840, 2021

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