Damascus Gate, East-Jerusalem
Jerusalem, 2023
By the entrance. Checkpoints outside, and inside
People are shopping. It smells of spices, plastic, sweat. A glance to the right: soldiers behind the barricade.
An everyday life that goes on - under constant surveillance.
People carry shopping bags, prams, blankets. The street culture is densely packed.
The soldiers don’t move. They watch you. Weapons ready, you know they’ll use them. That’s audible too.