• The Longing of the stranger whose path has been broken – Rehab Eldalil

    The Longing of the stranger whose path has been broken – Rehab Eldalil

    The Longing of The Stranger Whose Path Has Been Broken is a fruit of the 2022 FotoEvidence W Award.
    Longing for those we sit waiting for The longing of the stranger whose path has been broken.
    Poem by Mahmoud Abu Hussein

    "This book has been almost 10 years in the making. The project started out as my process to reconnect to my Bedouin ancestry then turned into an opportunity to connect, learn from and work with the community. Along the way my visual voice has unearthed.
    The Longing Of The Stranger Whose Path Has Been Broken is a dance, a conversation with the Sinai Bedouin community as we explore what it means to belong, what is this indescribable connection to the land that we all long for and the indigenous experience that is filled with both sorrow and celebration. This book is an alternative Bedouin archive woven by the community themselves, it is an experience that invites readers to look inwards as much as outwards to question the notion of belonging."

    Rehab Eldalil 

    The book is 182 pages and contains 44 color images, 9 images with embroidery by community members and Native plants from the Sinai region foraged and described by tribe elders as plants that hold medicinal and traditional benefits for the community. The production of the book is supported by the Arab Fund for Art and Culture and it is co-published with Trobades & Premis Mediterranis Albert Camus

     

    Born (1989) and currently based in Cairo, Egypt, Rehab Eldalil is an award winning documentary photographer, visual storyteller and educator. Her work focuses on the broad theme of identity explored through participatory creative practices.

     

    Publishers Copyright © 2022 FotoEvidence/ Trobades &
    Premis Mediterranis Albert Camus All rights reserved.
    Photographs copyright © 2022 Rehab Eldalil
    Personal Essay copyright © 2022 Rehab Eldalil
    Photo Editor: Tanya Habjouqa
    Foreword: Eric Gottesman
    Community Statement: Moussa AlGebaly
    Text Editor: David Stuart
    Design: Bayan Dahdah
    Cover Design: Fernanda Fajardo and João Linneu
    Image Postproduction: Studio Fahrenheit
    Translation: Khaled Ahmed
    Handwritten Poetry: Seliman Abd AlRahman
    Poetry Translation: Hamdi Baala
    First edition
    ISBN: 978-2-494308-02-2