Milestone Jerusalem :: Norway
The Fine Art of Giving
Transportation. Meetings. Cultural events. Openings.
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Hebron / Ramallah 2009 and 2022
Trondheim 2009–2010
Tromsø 2010–2011
Hell 2012
Oslo 2012–2013 and 2022–
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Palestine / Norway, 2009–
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The Road to Jerusalem (2009–) is a project by the Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani, created as part of the celebration of Jerusalem – Arabic Cultural Capital 2009.
The initial concept was to bring a piece of the Cultural Capital to Palestinians living in the West-bank and in Gaza, since they are prevented from visiting the city by the Israeli occupation and apartheid-regime. Hourani placed around a hundred milestones in various locations, each marking the distance from that place to Jerusalem/Al Quds.
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In October 2009, and in collaboration with Khaled Hourani, I developed an under-project to his The Road to Jerusalem, Milestone Jerusalem::Norway. Four Milestones were produced in Hebron in October – one each for Tromsø, Trondheim, Hell and Oslo. Each Milestone were given as a gift to the municipalities.
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The Milestones was produced at Hebron Ceramic and Glass factory. The eighty tiles was carefully wrapped Palestinian newspapers, safely placed in my luggage, and brought to Norway through check-points and border control. At Ben Gurion airport, the border guards insisted on x-raying each one of the eighty tiles. And "for my own safety", I had to be strip searched and interrogated.​
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Khaled Houranis The Road to Jerusalem has expanded world-wide, and is still ongoing.
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