make hummus not walls
by Matteo Portigliatti
portfolio special mention call 'URBANAUTICA INSTITUTE AWARDS 2020', 2020
Category: Representations of Space, Architecture, and Conflicts
Walking along the streets of Hebron and Bethlehem, a city that symbolizes the Israeli occupation, you meet children full of strength and vitality, but also of hope, who continue their games between barbed wire and checkpoints.
Those same children who, growing up, will become the young people of tomorrow.
And who, like those of today - disillusioned - find it hard to believe that the situation can improve.
They dream of a future in which they can move freely, they dream of a house and a job, they dream of not suffering violence. They dream of a life similar to that of their peers who live within walking distance of them. Just beyond the Wall.