To Belong to Land was born as an exhibition, but it finds in the fanzine a way to stay alive. Curated by Dalia Al-Dujaili and hosted in the spaces of Gola Gallery in Milan, the show addressed environmental and human uprooting in Palestine through the gaze of eight artists: Adam Rouhana, Maen Hammad, Jenna Masoud, Samar Hazboun, Kholood Eid, Sakir Khader, Zach Hussein, and Dean Majd. A project that speaks of land, belonging, and loss—while refusing the idea of being confined within the white walls of a gallery.

The exhibition takes shape at a historical moment in which access to Palestinian images, places, and narratives is increasingly fragmented, mediated, and often denied. In this context, To Belong to Land chooses to expand beyond physical space, transforming into a fanzine: a reproducible, portable, accessible object designed to circulate freely. Not a simple catalogue, but a natural extension of the curatorial project—one that can keep the political and poetic force of the works intact.

The works gathered in To Belong to Land speak of wounded landscapes, of bodies in relation to the land, of everyday life suspended between memory and survival. The shift from exhibition to fanzine doesn’t soften its impact—it amplifies it: the experience is no longer only visual, but intimate, almost tactile. Leafing through the fanzine means entering a direct relationship with the stories being told, without institutional filters.

In this sense, To Belong to Land is not only an exhibition nor only a publication, but an open-ended conversation. A project that rejects stasis and chooses circulation as a form of existence. Because belonging to the land today also means finding new ways to tell its story, protect it, and help it travel.