What is the role of Palestinian artists during the genocide in Gaza? For Palestinian curator Ahmed al-Alaqra it is not about glorifying cultural symbolism like the watermelon. In fact, artistic institutions should shut their doors.

"Burn the thawbs, destroy the watermelon."

This episode was recorded in the summer of 2024 in Sirdab studios in Ramallah, on the occupied West Bank.

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