Magic Divan
For three years, the German photographer and artist Tom Fecht followed the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which consists of young musicians from Israel and Palestine, among others. The orchestra came across Fecht on a live broadcast from Ramallah, where from the epicenter of global conflict, young people courageously transcended their cultural differences. During their annual rehearsals and concerts conducted by conductor Daniel Barenboim (founder along with academic Edward Said in 1999), Fecht captured this unusual orchestra. At the same time, he explored the views of Barenboim and his musicians, as well as the different concepts of time in music and photography. Magic Divan has never been exhibited or published before.
