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Ramallah exhibition
Dozens of people attended the opening of the exhibition, which was held at the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on September 19 [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
Ramallah exhibition
Atef told Al Jazeera the other prisoners in his room were "very supportive" of him. "They would be quiet, they would have dinner and clean up quickly so that they could give me the only table in the room, they would let me have the small lamp on all night to work." [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
Ramallah exhibition
Ghaydaa Hammoudeh, a 26-year-old who attended the exhibition, said Azeez's work was "masterful". The pieces "talk about the homeland, our country, how it speaks to you", she told Al Jazeera at the exhibition, noting that they "evoke strong feelings" that "connect her with the sea, and the geography that ties me with my country", as she stood next to a piece showing the map of historical Palestine made up of the names of the cities. [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
Ramallah exhibition
Mohammad al-Azeez Atef, 26, grew up in the Arroub refugee camp north of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where he began his journey with art drawing graffiti and murals on the walls of the camp as a teenager. [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
Ramallah exhibition
Atef told Al Jazeera he was inspired from a young age by his mother, who excelled in calligraphy, and that he began to spray paint on the walls of the Arroub refugee camp at the age of 12. [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
Ramallah exhibition
Following the breakout of six Palestinian prisoners from another prison in Israel on September 6, 2021, 13 of Atef's drawings were confiscated by Israeli prison guards during a search of his room. [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
Ramallah exhibition
Volunteers and friends of Atef at the exhibition sold replicas of his pieces to attendees. [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
Ramallah exhibition
In 2020, after graduating from Birzeit University with a BA in political science and international relations, Atef launched his own project, "Berwaz", meaning "Frame" in Arabic, where he produces and sells his artwork based on orders. [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
Ramallah exhibition
Eight original pieces and dozens of replicas of Atef's pieces were sold throughout the weeklong exhibition. [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]
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