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The advertisement posted by Olivier Sutter. Can look-alikes ease the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? By Dalia Karpel Tags: art, Israel news  Look-alikes wanted," said a half-page advertisement published last week in the news pages of Haaretz Hebrew edition, offering NIS 8,000 to anyone who knew individuals resembling the eight people whose head shot appeared in the ad. A fine-print clarification explained that the award for finding a single face double was NIS 1,000, to be divided equally between the person who sent in the photo and the subject of the photo. The ad was signed Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council. A spokesman for the Swiss embassy in Tel Aviv said the embassy assisted Swiss artist Olivier Sutter with the ad. Sutter said this week that the ad was designed to help him with a project called "Enemies" which focuses on "the absurd manner in which we identify the other, often based on prejudices and historical misunderstandings." Sutter, a leading artistic director in Switzerland, has been following the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for years. "I did a similar project in Belgium. I found people who looked alike from the Flemish-speaking and French-speaking populations, in an attempt to present the cultural division that causes tensions." Advertisement This week Sutter will visit Israel to look at the photos sent in response to the ad and to convince the suitable candidates to participate in the project. At the end of the search process he plans to invite four pairs of Israeli-Palestinian look-alikes for a photo session, the results of which will be featured at an exhibition in Switzerland in April. The exhibition is scheduled to travel to several African states afterward. Sutter dreams of showing the project in Israel, too, but at the moment has no budget and no exhibition space. Related articles: Iranian prostitutes and half-naked men: Saatchi promotes Mideast art Palestinian artist accuses Israeli professor of 'colonizing' his ideas German hip-hop artist thrown off reality show over Hitler salute Bookmark to del.icio.us   A 'political' holocaust Palestinian youth orchestra disbanded after playing concert for Holocaust survivors. Mideast peace fantasy How can talks with Palestinians and Syria progress as if there were no Arab initiative?   1.   Good idea... but not enough 05:27  |  Veritas II 24/03/09   2.   Silliness 06:33  |  Baruch Gold 24/03/09   3.   In Israel 08:17  |  tel aviv eyes 24/03/09   4.   palestinian readers of haaretz 09:58  |  ziggi 24/03/09   5.   similarities 13:50  |  Robert of Jerusalem 24/03/09   6.   He thinks racist, not about value differences. 14:39  |  uli 24/03/09   7.   Racist 18:00  |  Mark 24/03/09   8.   So totally irrelevant it`s comical 18:43  |  McQueen 24/03/09   9.   We all look alike, so what? 19:16  |  Harry 24/03/09   10.   Surely, the point is: 22:56  |  Tony Price 24/03/09   11.   Brave IDF/ IDF Captain 23:54  |  Helle Elena 24/03/09

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