Bringing the Middle East to Trondheim = I will take you out ofthe classroom and into the land, says the Israeli artist NiliYosha. She has turned the gallery +Minus into a desert, and imagines peacebuilding happening inside the gallery. ‘The exhibition opened on Monday 23rd and will be open until the end af the festival. CAMILLA’ HELLUM FOYN Nili Yosha is an art photographer who has studied at the San Francisco Art Institute. ‘She now welcomes everyone to the Middle East in Trondheim. — Why do people try to make peace by drawing a line on a map? If ant as tat coef he et oe en, Yona Pht: Fain WStudmtranfndet, they go to the area, they will find that the line goes right through the villages. You have to make decisions in the land, so I bring people to the land, she announces. ‘Superheroes ready for action Yosha Is a determined woman with a clear vision of how the gallery should look. Her positive attitude is also apparent in her thoughts on the Middle East conflict. She agrees with Desmond Tutu in that young people can make big changes in the world. ~ Think of the scenes in superhero movies where the hero gets ready for action. He puts on his costume and prepares his equip ‘ment, We are in that state, ready to act. Ideas for peace Yosha has covered the gallery walls with her own pictures of a desert. Visitors get to sit on blankets in the sand, eat falafels and drink coffee together. They will also find papers and crayons, which they can use to make ideas for peace. ~ Everybody has some relation to conflict, and everybody has ideas, Yosha believes. Her hope is that the strings she has hung on the walls will get filled with ideas for peace, which she will bring with her when she moves her exhibi- tion to other countries. Protea vStasetosanfiset The rok ar eat ule el inthe lee East Plots Fosse Stasemtonanfnsst