Counter-Surveillance: H2 is a community-based project in the city of Hebron. The olive tree symbolizes the resilience of the Palestinian people in their ongoing resistance to live under Israeli military oppression.

In line with the omnipresent military surveillance effort in the area, Artist + Allies x Hebron has created a counter offense by placing surveillance cameras in Palestinian owned olive groves coinciding with the commencement of the annual olive harvest. 

Artists + Allies x Hebron, AAH, is an NGO founded by human rights activist Issa Amro and artist Adam Broomberg producing a series of artistic projects focusing on the olive tree as a symbol of Palestinian culture.
Part one, ”Counter-Surveillance: H2”, included a livestream broadcasted by Bonniers Konsthall (SE), Nitja (NO), FOAM (NL), Dar Jacir (PS) and Savignano Photo Festival (IT).  Watch a recording of it here.

Read about Counter-Surveillance: H2 in The Art Newspaper, 2022, here.

Image courtesy of AAH.


© Karolina Aastrup
Stockholm, 2023