TITLE OF THE POSTER “He who digs a trap falls in to it.” NAME OF THE ARTIST/DESIGNER Jamaa al-Yad http://www.jamaalyad.org/ Illustrator: Rafic Saab Designers: Yousef Abed Rabboh, Farah Sleiman Square Kufi calligraphy: Christian Moussa, Daniel Drennan NAME OF THE PUBLISHER (PLEASE PROVIDE THE PUBLISHER’S WEB SITE IF AVAILABLE) Al-Akhbar newspaper http://www.al-akhbar.com/ DATE OF PUBLICATION February 25, 2010 DIMENSIONS OF THE POSTER 29 x 45 cm WHERE WAS THE POSTER PRINTED? Beirut, Lebanon WHAT LANGUAGES ARE USED/VISIBLE IN THE POSTER? Arabic, English TRANSLATION OF ALL TEXT INTERPRETATION OF IMAGERY (PLEASE TELL US WHAT THE ICONS, IMAGES, COLORS, ETC. MEAN TO YOU) In this series of posters actual press images were reworked as either linoleum print or scratchboard illustrations. Each poster contains images of despair mixed with symbols of hope and resistance. Corporations profiting from the occupation of Palestine are listed based on their references in the image. A Lebanese proverb is coupled with the image to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. Square kufi was chosen for its bold quality but also its link to the historical representation of the local language. English and Arabic are used expressly to speak to either the colonized or the colonizer. This is in contrast to much printed matter in Lebanon which is bilingual as a “service” to the colonizers and compradors, French and Anglo-Saxon. Listed company: HEAVY MACHINERY: Fiat-Hitachi.; Turin, Italy. The signs of hope and resistance pictured include the dove, the kufiyeh, the slingshot. SUGGESTED LINKS (PLEASE PROVIDE ANY LINKS, WIKIPEDIA/OTHERS THAT YOU THINK ARE RELEVANT) WAS THIS POSTER PRINTED-ON-PAPER OR IS IT A “DIGITAL ONLY” POSTER? Printed on paper.