مشروع ايكاروس[1]
2013 | Video
A three-track video installation follows two Bedouin men of the Abu-Habbak family, who live on the fringes of the Israeli desert. The two are hard at work assembling a train and Piper aircraft model, of the same kind used by the IAF (Israeli Air Force) for combat and patrols from Israel’s establishment in 1948 until 1967, and later for pilot training until 2002. Many Bedouins in Israel, the Abu-Habbaks included, live on lands that serve as training areas for the Israeli Defense Force. For decades, IAF flight cadets have zoomed in Piper trainers over their lands.
Bedouins have lived in the Negev for generations, yet their ownership of the lands has never been determined nor legally recognized by the State of Israel. As a result, many Bedouins live in unofficial villages, without basic infrastructure such as water, electricity, or sewage.
[1] Project Icarus
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