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This blog will serve as a live documentation of the exchange between Byam Shaw School of Art and International Academy of Art Palestine. We will update you on all the things that happen and all the things we learn about along the way. Look at the first post for more general information.

Thursday, 4 March 2010

Work Around

After our first night in Jerusalem Besan introduced us to the Bus 18 which daily travels from Jerusalem to Ramallah, and from Ramallah to Jerusalem. We take this bus, and pass the Check point for the first time. We are not stopped. The bus just goes through easily. Besan explains, that it is no problem when coming from Jerusalem. Only when you leave Ramallah, you will have to cheque at the check point. That is when you are checked. Alright, we nod and the bus goes on, along a long, long street. At a point, we stop. Get off, and approach the Academy of Palestine for the first time. -images are to folllow.- Destination accomplished.

And beat goes on. We start with the day. Lise and Nis, two artists from Denmark introduced us to their workshop called Workaround. We meet the first students including Hedwig who is an exchange student from Norway, staying at the Academy for three months. We take our first steps into the studio, and share our first Falafel at Samer. Hello! Hello! Ramallah!

Link to the workaround blog- http://workaroundsramallah2010.blogspot.com

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