Title | Apartheid |
Subtitle | Injustice in Palestine |
Artist / Creator | Nancy Orr |
Artist's Nationality | United States |
Place of Publication | Portland, OR |
Publication Date | 2014 |
Process / Technique | Hand lettered, digitally printed |
Structure / Binding | Accordion with thick, hard covers, two pocket pages hold inserts |
Medium / Materials | Cover: sheet rock painted with Golden media, pages hand colored with pencil |
Paper Stock | Neenah Mills 100% recycled 100# card stock |
Number of Pages | 16 pages |
Dimensions (WxHxD) | 5.5 x 8.5 x 1.5 inches. Extends out to 55 inches |
Edition Size | Edition of 7 |
Signed & Numbered | Yes |
I made this book to raise awareness of the conditions in Occupied Palestine beyond the information I've shared with my family, neighbors and social media friends. I was shocked when I heard a Palestinian Christian priest speak in 2013 about the conditions in which Palestinians live under Israeli military rule. How did I not know about this? I had read of the controversial Israeli Jewish settlements in the West Bank. I was unaware this was only one section of Israel's long record violating international laws and human rights standards in their treatment of the Palestinian people. I am stunned that after demanding the end of Apartheid in South Africa, the United States has supported establishing a similarly cruel, racist system of Apartheid in Occupied Palestine with billions of U.S. citizens' tax dollars. I am appalled to be financially contributing to the forcible removal, segregation and daily harassment of Palestinian families in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Artist Bio
Nancy Orr is a calligrapher and occasional book artist. Her work tends to respond to personal relationships, nature, and social causes. She lives in Portland, Oregon.