Alison Ramer

social change artist @ the cross section of Anglo-Arab-Jewish worlds. creative designer at Social Change Studios

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Grape harvest / raisin makin' / in the sun / they are bakin' (at حوسان)

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Wind and light / afternoon delight (at Hosh Al Yasmine)

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Tomorrow is the first night of preparations for the @seadesignfest. I am excited to be organizing a performance piece with @colturaarts that will be on view from September 10 - 11 in #pioneersquareseattle. Come enjoy a collection of works focused on urban design and social change. #design change #art #design #socialchangeart

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"Change is Slow & Fast". Digital Collage. Abacus (1387 AD), Electric Computer (1946), Virtual Reality Headset (1994), Tablet (2010).

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Prototype for the #graphicnovel #AlisinBlunderland. It includes almost all the necessary elements for my branding and design #models #photographs and soon a #graphic. #graphicdesign #designprocess #photomontage #collage #Palestine #israel #humanrights #socialchangestudios #ifnotnow #jewishart

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Say hello to #AlisinBlunderland. The main character in the #graphicnovel. Enjoying every minute of the #illustration and #designprocess. #graphicdesign #photography #photomontage #collage

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An old sketch (2012) of the Hajah's house, based on homes in #Palestine, is getting a new life today #graphicnovel #AlisinBlunderland #illustration #jewishart

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Those beautiful #Palestinian homes in #Jerusalem a stranger from their owners, taken without compensation. May their dignity be returned to them, their owners compensated for their loss. Until then, a shell of what they could have been. #knowaboutthenakba #jewish #israel #ifnotnow (at Jerusalem, Israel)

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A simple way to #decolonizeart. Writing the names of the places that are being culturally confiscated and appropriated. Inspired by the action of #artsactivists #newyork #israel #palestine (at Brooklyn Museum)

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Life is so precious, may we remember to cherish it all days and protect it regardless of race, creed, sex or religion. #holocaust #yomhazikkaron #endgenocide #annefrank #museumsonmars

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A clip from my first #videoart piece, "little red", shot on the apartheid wall in #palestine and #Israel. Full video can be found on my website Alison.socialcjangestudios.com

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A Fantasy, “Kisses By the Sea”

"Kisses by the Sea," you swoon me, with your bilbul (mix) of Arabic and Hebrew could it be? Indeed, you cause me, to shed tears for my fantasy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jwMlKz5oPA

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Part of my work when I lived in Jerusalem was working with a team of Palestinian mappers to record their historic homes, street names and communities using open source mapping technologies. This in depth experience with maps made me realize how powerful visualizing our place is in the world. This tiny street graffito (yes! graffiti is one and graffiti is many) is an attempt for someone to personalize the city and to empower themselves to belong publicly. Lucky for us, their effort has made it more personal for us all. #maps #home #urbanart #designchange #mapsofhome #graffetiart #seattlelife #seattle #universitydistrict (at University District, Seattle)

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Collectivist or individualist? Somewhere in between? Must capitalism promote individualism? Can you have collective capitalism? Historically this individualism was a part of #American pride. But have we gone too far? Are we now more isolated and more vulnerable than before. At the same time technology is isolating us it is also connecting us. Can we have both things at once? #beyondbinaries #history #culture #capitalism #individualism #collage #art #america #china #socialchange #designchange

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It's not so easy to be square. #doodle #inspiration #art #socialchange #nochange

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In case you were wondering. In 1967, that apartment was "something you could afford". Today... Well that's another story. #1967 #lifemagazine #history #collage #socialchange #art #soonundertheknife

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'Liberation Seder' Inspired by Sarajevo Haggadah (1350 C.E.) Mixed Media, Photographs, Markers, Watercolor, Paper on Digital Canvas alison.socialchangestudios.com @alisonramer #mixedmedia #passover #seder #socialchange #socialpractice #decolonizing.