La Palestine photographiée par Joss Dray

An exhibition at the IMA Library, a precious testimony of Palestinian daily life, its faces, its places and its memory, conveyed through a selection of photographs—many of which are unpublished—drawn from several photo reports carried out by Joss Dray between 1987 and 2001. The exhibition is organized as part of the European Heritage Days 2026 and in honor of the IMA Library's new name, the Leïla Shahid Library, named after the leading voice of Palestine in France and Europe who died in February. In 2001, Joss Dray was commissioned by the IMA to undertake a photographic report in Palestine. Through her photographs, she documents the daily life of Palestinians, whether they live in the Palestinian territories, in refugee camps or within the diaspora. Her work notably traverses the Jabalia, Shati, Kalandia, Dheisheh, Jenin camps, as well as several camps in Lebanon. For this selection, the photographer added older photographs taken between 1987 and 1995. We see Khan Younis Camp over time; the Rafah border after the Gaza–Jericho Agreement; daily life, the markets of Gaza City and the coast; children's demonstrations during the first Intifada, as well as streets covered with graffiti after the Oslo Accords. Joss Dray — French photographer, Joss Dray began in 1987 to document daily life and forms of resistance of the Palestinian people. Her work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions and publications, including Returning to Jenin. A Living History of the Refugee Camp (1989–2018), published in 2020 and prefaced by Leïla Shahid.