In October 2017, artist Sam Hutchinson travelled to Palestine to volunteer with the charity SkatePal. He taught skateboarding to local young people in the West Bank village of Asira Al-Shamaliya and helped with the maintenance of a skatepark built by the charity in 2015. The publication ‘Hope Hope’ collects Hutchinson’s photographs from this period, and we are delighted to launch it at HYPERTEXT. 100% of the profits from sales of the zine will be donated to SkatePal. To mark the launch, Hutchinson will be in conversation with Aram Sabbah. One of the first skaters in Palestine, Sabbah completed his studies in Tunisia before returning to Palestine to help SkatePal in building ramps and teaching skateboarding. Based in Ramallah, he is now Local Manager, looking after all on-the-ground operations.
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HYPERTEXT is a virtual art book fair presented by Bound Art Book Fair in collaboration with Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool. Bound Art Book Fair is typically held at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, but took the decision to create an online event for 2020 in order to support our community in this time of crisis, and drive revenue to artists and publishers. The free public programme of online events co-programmed with Open Eye Gallery included panel discussions, lectures, slideshows and site-specific presentations, with a specific focus on new work, work in progress, or events which demonstrate innovative ways to present publications in digital space. HYPERTEXT is supported by Arts Council England.
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