Micha Bar Am

 

Micha Bar Am in the Social Gallery. An exhibition documenting the Black Panthers from within, from an insider's point of view. The exhibition presented for the first time color prints from the period, including many persons that are no longer with us.These characters tell the historical and personal story of the Black Panthers from the Musrara neighborhood as well as the personal encounter of the photographer who arrived to support this important social protest in the reality of Israel of the 1970s. The exhibition emphasized the story of the Musrara neighborhood, on the borderline, between Jaffa gate and Damascus gate, between the neighborhoods of Mamila, Mea Shearim and Sheik Jarah to the east and Rehavia and cafe Taamon to the west. A symbol of torn Jerusalem, with its gates and fences, like a stitch on a wound that opens up again and again. Micha Bar Am, one of the oldest and most important photographers in Israel, member of the legendary Magnum photography agency, winner of the Israel award for visual arts in the year 2000. He photographed all of the wars of Israel and participated in the establishing events of the Israeli state. Curator: Eyal Ben Dov. The exhibition was part of the MusraraMix #11 festival in May, 2011.

Micha Bar Am
At home with R. Abergel, Jerusalem, 1971 At home with R. Abergel, Jerusalem, 1971
Naomi Kiss with Panthers, Jerusalem, 1972 Naomi Kiss with Panthers, Jerusalem, 1972
Wall, Jerusalem, 1960 Wall, Jerusalem, 1960
Panthers in Taamon, Jerusalem 1971 Panthers in Taamon, Jerusalem 1971
Kids on a skateboard, Jerusalem 1967 Kids on a skateboard, Jerusalem 1967
Panthers in Jerusalem, Rafi Marziano Panthers in Jerusalem, Rafi Marziano
Musrara naighbourhood, Jerusalem, 1971 Musrara naighbourhood, Jerusalem, 1971
Near Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, 1969 Near Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, 1969