GENERATION 9/11

10 September - 30 October

GENERATION 9/11

Kai Wiedenhöfer

Place/date of birth: Schwenningen, 1966

Field of activity: Middle East, focus on Gaza and Palestinian

experience

Homepage: www.steidlville.com

Project shown in exhibition

Operation Cast Lead (2008/09): Wiedenhöfer shot the aftermath of ‘Operation Cast Lead’ in Gaza. He made architectural shots of destruction, as well as formal, straight portraits of maimed and wounded people. After his publication and exhibition called ‘The Book of Destruction’ Wiedenhöfer was accused of anti-Semitism.

Kai Wiendehöfer, Jamila al Habash, 2008-2009

© Kai Wiedenhöfer, Jamila al Habash, 2008-2009

 
Kai Wiedenhöfer

Kai Wiedenhöfer

Jamila al-Habash, 16, a student in the 10th grade from Tufah neighborhood in Gaza City. Jamila was hit by a missile while playing on the roof of her house on 4, January at 3pm. In the same attack, one of her sisters was killed, her cousin Mohammed, 16, lost a leg, another cousin was killed and another was lightly injured. She was operated on and received a prosthesis in Saudi Arabia. Because she had problems with the prosthesis she received she was taken to Slovenia where she was given another one, which unfortunately also isn’t right for her. Jamila was a thin girl before the injury but because she is unable to move freely she has gained a lot of weight. The 155mm shell in the photo was found in their garden outside of Gaza City. Her father took it home.

© Kai Wiedenhofer, Jamila al-Habas (January 2010)