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10.60 Design Collaborative

Critical to the conceptualization and presentation of this exhibition is the specifically designed architectural environment. A team of four architects who have both personal ties to the region of Israel and Palestine and also share experiences of cross-nationality, feelings of simultaneous belonging and loss, and a sincere interest in creating a neutral ground for dialogue on these issues as they concern Israel and Palestine. Egyptian architect Mohamed Sharif and his Israeli partner Joel Blank together with Susie Tashiro, and Jennifer Myers will design an exhibition space specific to each film and the overarching concepts of the exhibition. Joel and Mohamed were finalists in a collaborative proposal for the Yitzak Rabin Peace Forum Memorial in Tel Aviv. Their proposal for the Rabin memorial focused on altering one's experience by integrating into one space projections of sounds and images from other regions to provoke contemplation of universality and shared realities.