STILL ALIVE

STILL ALIVE Seeing friends in Gaza. Portraits, as they see themselves. Malak. Hind. Adel. Nabil. Heba. Mona. Mohammed. Sobhi. These are some of the people at the heart of Still Alive—friends in Gaza whose lives have become closely connected with people in Inwood. The exhibition brings their photographs into the gallery at a scale we rarely give to the images people share in everyday life. Made by them or with their participation, the portraits show people as they have chosen to be seen: with family and friends, in moments of humor, tenderness, pride, and ordinary life. They also hold the knowledge of what it takes to make and share such images in Gaza now. Over the past several years, friendships have grown through messages, photographs, fundraising, and direct support. Still Alive grows from those relationships. It invites visitors to spend time with the people in the photographs, to learn their names, and to see more of their lives than any account of a crisis can hold. Presented by Goods for Gaza at Inwood Art Works Studio – 112 Seaman Ave. Still Alive runs November 15 through December 5, 2026. The opening reception is Friday, November 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.