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	The PFF organises annual exhibitions of photography alongside the London Palestine Film Festival. Information on previous and forthcoming exhibitions will be posted on this page. 2010 PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION *Intimate Portrayals: Work by Taysir Batniji and Noel Jabbour* Exhibition hosted at the Barbican Centre: April 26th to May 14th 2010. Admission free. Intimate Portrayals showcases works by Palestinian artists Taysir Batniji and Noel Jabbour. Both explore Palestinian life through intimate encounters with the everyday, allowing viewers a rewarding respite from the stereotypical flow of images about Palestine. Noel Jabbour’s “Palestinian Interiors” comprises a series shot in the Aqbat Jaber refugee camp, as well as in Hebron and Jerusalem. Her studies take us into the intimate space of everyday family life by focusing on decorated walls within Palestinian homes. (Image: Palestinian Interior No. 12, Hebron, Noel Jabbour, 1994, Courtesy: The Artist) “Fathers” by Taysir Batniji was shot in the Gaza Strip. His work follows portrait photographs found in shops, cafes, factories and other places of daily work and life. Rarely depicting the current proprietor or resident, but often a deceased founder or ancestor, the series explores tributes to an absent “father” who remains present in the place to which he brought life. (Image: Fathers, 2006, Taysir Batniji, Digital Print, Courtesy: La B.A.N.K., Paris) The two series showcased in Intimate Portrayals share an emotional authenticity and convey real concerns over current conditions while transcending the constraints of classic photo reportage. Intimate Portrayals is curated by Samar Martha. Supported by Charles Asprey and Rana Sadik. 2009 EXHIBITION: RYUICHI HIROKAWA *Images of Palestine: 1982 to 2009* The 2009 PFF Photographic Exhibition comprised an exclusive collection of photographs from multi award winning photojournalist Ryuichi Hirokawa. The exhibition ran alongside the 10th London Palestine Film Festival, on the Mezzanine level of the Barbican Centre from April 24th to May 8th. Ryuichi Hirokawa attended the Festival for the UK premier of his remarkable documentary NAKBA: Palestine 1948. (Images: Ryuichi Hirokawa. All rights reserved) 2008 PHOTO EXHIBIT: HOMELAND LOST *A Photography Exhibition by Alan Gignoux* Curated by Jenny Christensson, this was the first UK exhibition of Alan Gignoux's "Homeland Lost". (Images from "Homeland Lost" by Alan Gignoux all rights reserved) “Homeland Lost” is a photographic interrogation of place and identity which works through a series of couplets whereby portraits of Palestinian refugees (individuals and families) are paired with landscape images of the lands and homes from which they were exiled in 1948. Through this positioning, the artists aims to explore the many connections between past and present, as well as place and self. The exhibition was installed in the Barbican Centre and ran for 4 weeks in April, May 2008, opening with the 2008 London Palestine Film Festival. A PDF sample of “Homeland Lost” can be downloaded here, along with the artist’s statement.