Dor GuezCatastrophe #4, 2021
Archival inkjet print
120 x 252.5 cm
Suitcase #3 is part of Dor Guez’s photographic series exploring the inherited objects of displacement. Referencing his own family’s histories of exile from Tunisia and Lydda, Guez photographs all six sides of a refugee’s suitcase and merges them into a single, flattened image. This composite view unfolds the object’s volume and latent contents into one plane, inviting reflection on what people choose to carry when forced to leave home. Every detail—scratches, wear, and marks—bears witness to the passage of time and the weight of personal and collective memory.
