Beyond being a naïve fantasy of a reality in which Palestinians are able to
reach the moon, A Space Exodus is a grim visual image of a Palestinian
expelled as far as the moon, drifting alone in outer space, and into
oblivion.
Later that year, Sansour developed a complementary short photographic
sequence of tiny plastic figurines of Palestinian astronauts that keep
multiplying into more and more astronauts. Palestinauts (2009) is a
gesture towards the increasing number of Palestinauts that “have long
since taken matters into their own hands” in exodus, diaspora, and
astro-existence.
Larissa Sansour | Palestinaut | Courtesy of the artist
Yet another example of her work, titled Nation Estate (2012), is a short
sci-fi film exploring the dystopian architecture of Palestinian statehood,
envisioned in a vertical skyscraper with glass walls, revealing a view of the
land decorated by the still-standing Apartheid Wall.