Kamilia Abualhaj- Atlas of Senses

Atlas of senses demonstrates observing our senses on the way from Ramallah to Abu dis with a timed map on each point,the hour drive to Abu dis can be long and annoying whether its the smells, sounds, or the stuff we see along the way that can be bothering that makes it tiring and not the time it self.Some things along the way can be provocative to any Palestinian citizen whether a passenger or the driver. Seeing check points and settlements and settlers in the early morning can be a very frustrating way to start your day with. Which makes the 1 hour ride feels like a 5 hours drive. I started my journey at 8 in the morning, in the taxi's garage or station Time - 8:30 In the Mujamma3- Sounds: taxis beeping, taxi drivers shouting for their destination Smell: Coffee, fuels, smoke Leaving the taxi's station From the Mujamma3- Al manara square Sounds: guy selling tea, cars, little kid crying, Fairouz on the radio Smell: Fresh bread, toasted coffee beans, taste: xl sight: cars, passengers, lions on the manara, lines on the atm machine

Qalandia Sounds: annoying music from the radio, a girl on the phone, taxi driver talking to the guy next to him Smell: old books, girls perfume, sewage, dust Taste: none Sight: traffic, graffiti on the separation wall, guys from the camp trying to organize the road, trash on the road, rocks and burning buildings from a previous demonstration

Qalandia- Jaba3 Sight: guy selling vegetables, a small car selling tea and coffee, broken cars, dead dogs, Jaba3 checkpoint, israeli soldiers Touch: seat belt Jaba3- Hizma I also explore the experience of the enigmatic land behind the check point of Hizma, and how all the passengers start looking right for the cars entering Jerusalem every time we pass by. Where the check point also projects this isolation between us and the occupied land. Smell: dust, sweat Sight: check point in Hizma, separation wall, yellow plate cars in traffic Sound: disturbing radio presenter with a weird squeaky voice

Jericho st- Sight: beautiful nature, cars lining up behind a slow truck, Bedouins Smell: smell of a hot breeze, car exhaust Sound: people exhaling

Ezariye- Taking off the seat belts, showing the domination of the Israeli's over us not only the land. Sight: settlements, a piece of Jerusalem Sound: coins to pay for the taxi, sounds of seat belts being taken off Smell: sewage, animals, vegetables

University - Time : 9:15 Senses: Gone.