One of the most striking elements of Guez’s work is his focus on the landscape. To the casual observer, a forest or a ruin is just a physical site. Deep down, however, Guez reveals these sites to be "mapped memories." In his series The Sick Man of Europe , he uses the landscape as a witness to trauma. By focusing on the "deep down" details of the earth—the way roots wrap around displaced stones—Guez illustrates how the land itself remembers what the official state history may choose to forget. The Christian Palestinian Intersection
Is there a or particular artwork by Guez you'd like to focus the essay on more closely? Guez Deep Down
The Subterranean Self: Memory and Identity in the Work of Dor Guez One of the most striking elements of Guez’s