Lina
Makoul

"In Palestinian heritage, olive trees symbolize resilience and strength rooted in centuries of life. When Lina Makoul suggested we meet in her family’s olive field, it felt as if she wanted to introduce me to her personal history and roots. So we took a drive around Jadeidi, where her family is originally from, making our way to the trees. While Lina showed me around, I couldn’t help but notice the town’s neglect, as the infrastructures and streets could not support their citizens. Once we took a right to enter the olive field, we encountered a massive landfill spanning for miles on end, thus portraying the reality of Palestinian towns left in utter disdain and disarray. The waste created distance between us and the trees as if the foreign object was purposely there, underlining a brutal metaphor. But once we reached our destination and Lina got into her element, I felt comfortable, as if I had been there before. The oasis was spotless, tended as a shrine to the Makoul ancestry, regardless of the outside circumstances."

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Oddd Creatives Production
Photography Sama Haddad
Art Direction Sama Haddad, Oddd Creatives
Styling Odie Senesh, Oddd Creatives
Fashion Design Shadi Abed, Aiman Daw, George Nasser
Makeup Hany Ardat
Hair Daniel Salon

Special thanks to Shadi Hayek, Areen Khoury, Layal Kharouba, Muna Mattar, Adi Mansour, Basheer Sabbah & Waed Saleh