One of 21 siblings growing up in Palestine, Wafa Hourani earned his pocket money by being a backstage wedding photographer. After being shot in the foot on his way to school as a teenager, he lost and then found himself in words and has since devoted his life to art. The title of “polymath” doesn’t do him justice. His best known works are a series of scale models depicting life inside the notorious Qalandia refugee camp for future residents. Phoebe West speaks to Wafa about the politics and outlook that fuels his wildly creative life.
