Walled Off Hotel Box Set
Banksy
2018
Banksy (s 1974) on pärit Bristolist, Inglismaalt ja ta on kõige tuntum anonüümne tänavakunstnik. Ühtlasi on ta ka poliitiline aktivist. Tema käekiri on šabloonide kasutamine ning teoste loomine, mis tegelevad äärmiselt palju aktuaalsete teemadega. The Walled Off Hotel on Banksy projekt, mille ta avas 2017. aastal Palestiinas. Vastupidiselt traditsioonilisele hotelli reklaamile pakub see halvimaid vaateid maailmas. Nimelt avaneb igast hotellitoa aknast vaade illegaalsele müürile, mis on püstitatud Iisraeli ja Palestiina alade vahele. Banksy avas asutuse kui butiikhotelli, kunstigalerii ja sümboolse protesti. Aktivistina soovis Banksy luua Petlemma kohalikele töökohti ja näidata oma toetust inimestele, kes on liiga kaua Iisraeli kontrolli all olnud. Kogu kasum läheb otse kohalikesse projektidesse ning hotelli kodulehel on võimalik endale teha broneering kurikuulsa Banksy hotelli. The Walled Off hotellil on oma kingituste pood ning nende nõutuim suveniir on Box Set, mis sisaldab šablooniga tehtud kunstiteost ning peitliga välja raiutud Iisraeli-Palestiina müüri tükki.
Banksy (b 1974) is from Bristol, United Kingdom and he is the most famous anonymous street artist. At the same time he is a political activist. His signature style is using stencils and creating work that is dealing with extremely current issues. The Walled Off Hotel is Banksy's project and it opened in Palestine in 2017. On the contrary to the traditional hotel advertising it offers the worst views in the world. Namely, each of the 10 rooms faces the view on the illegal wall that separates Israel and Palestinian territories. Banksy opened the venue as a boutique hotel, art gallery and a symbolic protest. As an activist he wanted to create jobs for the locals of Bethlehem and show his support to the people, who have been too long under Israeli control. The profit goes directly to the local projects and one can make a booking directly on the hotels webpage. The Walled Off Hotel has a gift shop and one of the most sought after souvenirs is the Box Set, which contains a stenciled artwork and a piece of chiseled West Bank wall.
