Kufer Bir'im – Reconstruction Model 2002-2005 Mixed Media 70 X 100 X 400 cm Collection of the artist
Model developing and production: Hanna Farah, Tamir Hadadi, Wissam Akl, Hela Lulu Lin.
"Stage One: A model for transforming the old village, destroyed in 1953, into a public center benefiting the village community and the inhabitants of the region. Stage Two: A model for the development of a new village as a surrounding belt of living infrastructure - hosing, industry, agriculture - around the reconstructed old village. The two weeks promised by the authorities – from the villagers' expulsion to their return – became longer and longer, and now stand at 57 years. Despite all these years, the community of Bir'im continues to grow, and has not lost its hope to return home, while ceaselessly acting to achieve that goal. This model is a conceptual proposal for the possibility of a different present".
