joie (nikita)

Opening evening: March 13, 7–9 PM. The exhibition will be on view through May 17. 2350 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80205 @redlinedenver . . Video credit Poem & voice: Mahmoud Darwish Talent: @meeraalulart DP & Editing: @alenchalich Director: @ellymichaels Producer: @malekasfeer

For our sister @amalawni95 ❤️ A dedication to her martyred brother-in-law and nephew, the story of Mohammed and Saeed. Please take just a few moments to read, share, and bear witness to their memory. To support the family, venmo d_august_sphinx with the note ‘tinker.’ May these deaths move us to action. May Mohammed and Saeed find peace in Jannah.

I’ve been organizing for over 15 years, here are some tips to make sure that your activism continues beyond going to a protest 📣 No matter what lane of activism you choose, the important thing is to keep pushing! #50501 #resist

We just dropped a video on the journey behind “Unseen” the challenges, the purpose, and the goal of bringing this project to life. In this video, the curators open up about what it took to make this happen, the challenges along the way, and what they hope the project will continue to grow into. 🎥 Click the link in our bio to watch the full video. Filmed by @alenchalich , @ellymichaels , Kim S., @malekasfeer Edited by @alenchalich , @ellymichaels Special thanks to @ftgreenebar for letting us film at their beautiful space

I had the profound honor of photographing Madalia @mutinymadz and her family of four generations of Palestinian women for the @unseen.denver show that is currently on view at @redlinedenver until May 17th 🇵🇸 Madalia and I co-created this photoshoot with deep intention. We wanted to honor the lineage, legacy, and living memory carried through four generations of Palestinian women. Coming into this work, I brought my own understanding of how deeply healing it can be to reconnect with our ancestors and ancestral lands. Remembering where we come from can ground us, guide us, and restore parts of ourselves that genocide, displacement and violence try to erase. Through this collaboration, we wanted to create images that felt rooted in remembrance, love and resistance. To photograph four generations standing together felt powerful beyond words. Their presence carried so much love, grief, joy and resilience all at once. These portraits became more than photographs, they became an archive and offering to our community: visual reminders that Palestinian stories, families, and futures continue to live on through each generation. Which is why, I titled the piece in the first slide “Legacy of Sumud” It was an incredible honor to use my lens to bear witness and help tell this story with care and intention. Thank you, Madalia, for trusting me to create alongside you and your family ❤️🇵🇸🙏🏽 Thank you Sumud Collective, @unseen.denver for all of your hard work and for bringing this powerful and timely exhibition to life over the past two years Read Madalia’s story at unseen-denver.com/stories written by @hellojoie All artwork sales are donated to the Middle East Children’s Alliance @mecaforpeace ❣️ This is the last week to see this show, closing this Sunday May 17th. I’ll see you all at the closing reception this Friday ❤️

To accompany the portraits in the (UN)SEEN exhibition, a team of writers penned 10 long-form stories dedicated to the featured families. Read Madalia’s full story written by Joie Ha on our website linked in bio. (UN)SEEN is an immersive photography exhibition that reveals the lives of Palestinians beyond the headlines, where daily routines unfold alongside grief, memory, and an unbreakable connection to home. Show runs from March 13-May 17 at RedLine #denver #photography #gallery #unseen

Do you fight just to fight, or do you fight to win? What direction does your anger point? Like the flight of a released arrow, remain resolute. Annual nice portraits by @metasarmiento with shots of Morocco by me 🦋🍊

Swipe to learn more about the installation Life in Rubble, where pieces of home peek through the destruction. (UN)SEEN is an immersive photography exhibition that reveals the lives of Palestinians beyond the headlines, where daily routines unfold alongside grief, memory, and an unbreakable connection to home. Show runs from March 13-May 17 at RedLine #denver #photography #gallery #unseen Photo credits: @kylafearportraits and @helentigest

If you haven’t yet visited UNSEEN at @redlinedenver , it’s up until May 17th. Take a friend and go walk through. It took a village to put it together! If you already went, let us know your thoughts in the comments. How did it impact you? What part touched you the most?

Swipe to learn more about the installation Life at Home, an experience that holds the tensions between comfort and anxiety. (UN)SEEN is an immersive photography exhibition that reveals the lives of Palestinians beyond the headlines, where daily routines unfold alongside grief, memory, and an unbreakable connection to home. Show runs from March 13-May 17 at RedLine #denver #photography #gallery #unseen Photo credits: @kylafearportraits and @helentigest

Thank you, Colorado. We broke the record for the most attendees at a RedLine gallery opening with over 800 people. You showed up, and proved what our community is capable of. We couldn’t be more grateful. If you didn’t visit yet, please come through. If you came to the opening, consider coming again for a more intimate and reflective experience. (UN)SEEN is open until May 17. Photos thanks to @kylafearportraits 📸 #unseen #colorado #gallery

A labor of love that took an entire village. If you’re not coming to (UN)SEEN opening on Friday, March 13 at RedLine, then what are you doing? (UN)SEEN runs from Mar 13 to May 17. Don’t miss out. #denver #unseen #gallery