Remnants/ Relics/ Residue - Lara Aburamadan - Timeless Hope

Lara Aburamadan

Timeless Hope, Gaza 2013

11 x 14", Enhanced matte paper

$600

Remains a Memory- تبقى ذكرى  is a still photo collection from Gaza City, encapsulating a place that holds stories of the land and the sea. Within the frames, serene moments unfold against a backdrop that longs for genuine peace—a rarity in the artist’s hometown. 

With these images, Lara Aburamadan explores the transformation of memories of home shaped by the relentless impact of war, transitioning from tangible reality to the ethereal realms of daydreams and nostalgia. Having lived in exile for years, Aburamadan is left pondering the uncertain path ahead, questioning the fate of a Gaza that clings to memories of people and places that don't exist anymore.
Lara Aburamadan is a Palestinian visual artist, journalist and founder of Refugee Eye. Born and raised in Gaza City, now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she tends to embrace the human perspective through visual storytelling. Her photographs and writings have been published in Time Magazine, New York Times, VICE, The Atlantic, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, The Progressive Magazine, AJ+, and elsewhere. 

Lara has been chosen by Time Magazine among 34 women photojournalists around the world that you should follow their work in 2017.