Bethlehem, Palestine

Aïda Camp — Voices of a Generation Living by the Wall
This series of portraits was created during an artistic residency in Bethlehem.
Aïda is one of the oldest refugee camps in Palestine, founded in 1948, and among the most exposed to military presence and violence.

What does it mean to come of age here — to grow up beside the separation wall, under the constant tension of uncertainty? How does violence shape the daily rhythm of these young lives? And how differently is it lived, whether as a boy or a girl, in such a confined space?

Working closely with the teenagers of the local youth centre and scout movement, I invited them to take part in the process — to speak, to ask, to be seen.
Together, we built portraits that are as much about their resilience as about the fragile moment of becoming, when dreams persist even in the narrowest of worlds.