Embroidery on textile
19 x 6,5 cm
Disarming Design

On flights, many people use eyemasks to block out the light so they can doze. The dark allows for a deeper state of sleep. This eyemask is hand-embroidered by women working at the Open Studio of the Red Crescent Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. The women depict their own eyes on these masks, allowing them to see beyond the walls of the Gaza Strip, under siege since 2007.

These Awakening goggles are designed to symbolically envision Palestinian women travelling around the world, while catalysing a broader, more open view and preventing people from covering their own eyes when it comes to the occupation of Palestine.