Jessica Azizeh

Blessings from Palestine explores the reclamation of Palestinian material culture through jewellery and amulets, objects that are containers of cultural knowledge, resilience, and identity. Through contemporary ceramic processes, my work engages with historical forms to breathe life into them, making them relevant and accessible in the present, showing how material culture offers a pathway of fostering cultural identity and resilience amidst historical and ongoing erasure.

Through my making, I transform heritage from a static memory into a living, tangible expression of identity, offering an active resource for resilience, belonging, and reflection. It enables the continuation of creative indigenous cultural expressions. My degree project aspires to celebrate Palestinian heritage, shaping a future where it is abundant, celebrated, and carried forward.