The artist: "As Palestinians, the heart of what we are, our land and our identity is constantly being eroded from us. We are what we are because of our strong connection with the land, through our language, our dialect, our food, our clothing. The conflict has been going on since 1948, and the connection with home becomes more a "memory of home" and reality fades with time. The piece 'missing' reflects that gaping hole we experience as Palestinians. The heart has been ripped out, and the image fades to nothing, with just the word missing left behind. we know something is missing, but the reality of it fades, and just the ache remains.

"The complete image/piece is made of 8 prints going one way, and 8 going the other of a staircase in an abandoned olive store. As we are in the 8th decade of the loss of Palestine, 8 seemed appropriate.

"Polyester plate lithography is a quick and accessible method of photographic printmaking. Using the principles of oil and water repelling each other, the plate once made, is inked up using a roller, with an oil based ink, then sponged carefully with a damp sponge, this allows ink to adhere to where the image is, and the water keeps the rest of the plate clear of ink, and therefore does not pick up ink from the roller. This is repeated till the correct amount of ink is on the plate. The inked plate is then printed on smooth paper, on a press. I used an etching press and a lovely paper printmaking called BFK Rives Tan."