During the 1948 war in Palestine, many Palestinians were
forced to leave their homes. The Bedouin tribes of the desert have experienced the
same fate, but their close connection with the desert - the heart of their culture - has not
could not be broken. However, today, the number of Bedouins living in their
territories of origin are diminishing and many of them are gradually losing their
distinct identity. Born of Sand and Sun is not a description
conventional view of the life of a nomadic people and does not attempt to render
account of the current suffering caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It
This is a visual metaphor for the gradual disappearance of these brave people.
from the desert - they only have fragments covered with sand left, which they
will become themselves over time. For more than three years, Petra Bašnáková
lived among Bedouin communities in order to better understand their way of life
life and discover the beauty and simplicity of their existence, as well as their
deep-rooted love for the desert. The book follows two plots: the journey
of Bedouin life and Ms. Bašnáková's journey to learn them
to know and be accepted by the Bedouin community. Petra Bašnáková,
originally from Czechoslovakia, studied at Tomas Bata University
from Zlin. During her studies, she completed an internship at the Bezalel Academy of
arts and design in Jerusalem, where she began working on her project
concerning the Palestinian Bedouins. This series has won several awards,
including the Slovak Press Photo, the Sony World Awards and the Ian Parry Scholarship.
His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and festivals, including Photo
London and Photo Israel in Tel Aviv. She is currently preparing an exhibition
personal at the Leica Gallery and Josef Sudek Studio in Prague. His
Photographs of Bedouins have been published in FOTO magazine and in Der
Spiegel. In 2023, she became a member of "Women Photograph".
