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Written by SARA
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
 Saturday 17
October, 6.30 pm
"A story of homeand,
people, and memory...a story that refuses to die and insist to
resists..."
Good Morning Yafa : Art Exhibition from Yussef
Katalo
The exhibition is in celebration of
the work of Yussef Katalo on a series of paintings now published as postcard
"Art Album from Palestine". Nassar Ibrahim will introduce the exhibition
through his critique on Yussef's art
works.
"Katalo is in
constant search for the lost beauty of Palestine and its people, land, and
symbols. Palestine is alive in his memory and it is always present and ready for
resistance. Katalo sublimates us to the level of the dreams and suffering of
Palestine and its joy and soft sorrow. He awakens in us the sense of belonging,
and Palestine becomes our own cause - the human cause, the human person
(Nassar Ibrahim)
Yousef Katalo was
born in the little town of Dura in the Hebron District, Palestine, on 10 October
1965. In addition to being the internal relations officer at the Palestinian
Artists Association, Katalo holds the post of deputy director at Ibda’ Institute
for Culture and Arts in Dura. He is also the treasurer of Al-Anqa’ Cultural
Association in Hebron and a member of its board of trustees and administrative
board. Katalo is the technical supervisor of the association and is in charge of
“Tashkeel Ala Tool” (Formations for All Times) workshops. Currently, he works in
photography, design, and graphics. Katalo has held personal exhibits inside and
outside Palestine and has participated in a number of local and international
exhibits.
The Alternative
Information Center is a joint Palestinian-Israeli activist organization engaged
in dissemination of information, political advocacy and grassroots
activism. The
AICafe is a political and cultural café open on Tuesday and Saturday night from
7pm untill 11pm. It is located in the Alternative Information Center in Beit
Sahour, close to Suq a Shaab square (follow the sign to Jadal Center) We have a
small library with novels, political books and magazines. We also have a number
of Films in DVD copies and the AIC publications which are aimed to critically
analyze both the Palestinian and Israeli sociaties as well as the conflict
itself. Phone number;
02 2775444
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AICafe 
