Photo essay: these images by Polish photographer Alicja Dobrucka depict houses disguised as tents in a village in the West Bank (+ slideshow).
Having been demolished and rebuilt several times, the Israeli-occupied village of Susya has become a symbol of resistance in the Palestinian territories. As a form of self preservation, most of its buildings are designed to look temporary, despite being built from brick and concrete.
Following a tour of the surrounding region, Dobrucka chose to photograph these houses, to offer an insight into what it is like to inhabit a "contested and damaged landscape".
In this essay written exclusively for Dezeen, she explains how her journey led her to the village, and why photographing it was so important.
I visited the West Bank at the end of 2012 to participate in the workshop organised by the Al-Mahatta gallery in Ramallah.
Three days after arriving I learnt that the workshop had to be delayed, as Israel hadn't issued visas to the other participating artists, the majority of whom were from Egypt and Jordan. Only myself and Norwegian artist Torgrim Mellum Stene had arrived.
But a few days later Israel attacked Palestine, and we knew then that no other artists would come.

Ramallah is normally a lively place with quite a few restaurants and bars, but it became very quiet. Everyone was chained to their TV sets, and trying to get in contact with their friends and families in Gaza.
Torgrim was asked to do a storyte...