Eyal Weizman

A study of the history of before-and-after images of catastrophes, bombed-out cities, and large-scale political transformations. Catastrophes, bombed-out cities, large-scale political transformations: "Image complexes" of humanitarian and ecological upheaval document the world as a sequence of catastrophes. But who decides how events are presented, determines the resolution of our visual worlds, and controls the circulation or censorship of images? Eyal...

A new form of investigative practice uses architecture as an optical device to investigate armed conflicts and environmental destruction. In recent years, the group Forensic Architecture has begun using novel research methods to undertake a series of investigations into human rights abuses. Today, the group provides crucial evidence for international courts and works with a wide range of activist groups,...

How does Israel extend its control over Palestinian lands? From the tunnels of Gaza to the militarised airspace of the Occupied Territories, Eyal Weizman unravels the mechanisms of control and how they have transformed Gaza and the West Bank into a war zone. Hollow Land is essential reading for understanding how architecture and infrastructure are used as lethal weapons in...