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Holy Land

03 Jerusalem · Galilee 9 photographs

A weathered stone cross on a parapet above the rooftops of the Old City, a bell tower under heavy clouds, Old City, Jerusalem A cat crouched beneath a butcher's table in a vaulted Old City alley at night, Old City, Jerusalem Ancient olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane, a church dome and cross behind, Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem Coils of razor wire above an old stone wall in the Christian Quarter, a church spire against a blue sky, Christian Quarter, Jerusalem A long concrete wall covered in graffiti, a watchtower and power pylon at its far end, Holy Land Three men in a field behind a row of boulders, one seated with a hookah, pine forest beyond, Holy Land A dirt path through pines and spring grass in the hills, Holy Land A candelabra cactus between agaves on the shore of the Sea of Galilee under an overcast sky, Sea of Galilee Basalt boulders along the Sea of Galilee under rain clouds, agave and euphorbia on the bank, Sea of Galilee
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About Holy Land

Holy Land is a series of photographs made in Jerusalem and the Galilee. It moves between the stone lanes of Jerusalem's Old City and the open landscape around the Sea of Galilee, following places that have drawn pilgrims for two thousand years and the everyday life that goes on around them.

In Jerusalem, a weathered stone cross stands on a parapet above the Old City rooftops under heavy cloud; a cat crouches beneath a butcher's table in a vaulted alley at night; ancient olive trees fill the Garden of Gethsemane below a church dome; coils of razor wire top an old stone wall in the Christian Quarter. A long concrete wall covered in graffiti, ending in a watchtower, sits among them.

Further north the pictures open out: men resting with a hookah in a field at the edge of a pine forest, a dirt path through pines and spring grass, a candelabra cactus between agaves on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and basalt boulders along the lake under rain clouds. The series sets the sacred and the ordinary side by side: stone, wire, water and trees within a few hours of each other.

Jerusalem and the Galilee · 9 photographs · Demi Omari

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  1. A weathered stone cross on a parapet above the rooftops of the Old City, a bell tower under heavy clouds, Old City, Jerusalem
    01A weathered stone cross on a parapet above the rooftops of the Old City, a bell tower under heavy cloudsOld City, Jerusalem
  2. A cat crouched beneath a butcher's table in a vaulted Old City alley at night, Old City, Jerusalem
    02A cat crouched beneath a butcher's table in a vaulted Old City alley at nightOld City, Jerusalem
  3. Ancient olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane, a church dome and cross behind, Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem
    03Ancient olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane, a church dome and cross behindGarden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem
  4. Coils of razor wire above an old stone wall in the Christian Quarter, a church spire against a blue sky, Christian Quarter, Jerusalem
    04Coils of razor wire above an old stone wall in the Christian Quarter, a church spire against a blue skyChristian Quarter, Jerusalem
  5. A long concrete wall covered in graffiti, a watchtower and power pylon at its far end, Holy Land
    05A long concrete wall covered in graffiti, a watchtower and power pylon at its far endHoly Land
  6. Three men in a field behind a row of boulders, one seated with a hookah, pine forest beyond, Holy Land
    06Three men in a field behind a row of boulders, one seated with a hookah, pine forest beyondHoly Land
  7. A dirt path through pines and spring grass in the hills, Holy Land
    07A dirt path through pines and spring grass in the hillsHoly Land
  8. A candelabra cactus between agaves on the shore of the Sea of Galilee under an overcast sky, Sea of Galilee
    08A candelabra cactus between agaves on the shore of the Sea of Galilee under an overcast skySea of Galilee
  9. Basalt boulders along the Sea of Galilee under rain clouds, agave and euphorbia on the bank, Sea of Galilee
    09Basalt boulders along the Sea of Galilee under rain clouds, agave and euphorbia on the bankSea of Galilee