A National Monument is a limited edition series of 21 wooden topographic reliefs created by Visualizing Palestine together with artist Marwan Rechmaoui. Inspired by a series of highly detailed maps of Palestine from the British Mandate period, the works recreate a 3-dimensional snapshot of the major Palestinian cities and towns circa 1947, based on the final British surveys before the Nakba combined with digital elevation data from NASA.
What Inspired “A National Monument”?
“A good topographical survey should be looked upon as a national monument of the first importance”— J. F. Salmon, Director Of Palestine Survey, 1933-38

Edited By: Abdulah Al-Ghoul
Abdulah Al-Ghoul is a digital marketing strategist with a background in several industries like hospitality and fine arts. He founded the Marsoum Art Collective in 2018.
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