An artist born in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza in 1959, Tayseer Barakat holds a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Helwan University in Cairo. He works across various media and experiments with different materials such as wood, metal, and glass. His works are characterised by their engagement with the artistic heritage of the region and its ancient influences. Barakat’s art has been widely exhibited in Palestine, the Arab world, Europe, and the United States. He is one of the founders of the "New Visions" group, established in 1989, whose members boycotted Israeli products and used local materials in the creation of their works.

The collection displayed on the website presents a small part of a vast artistic archive that the Archive Project has worked on digitising, and which will be made available gradually in stages. Among the highlights of this collection are photographs from Tayseer Barakat’s first exhibition in the West Bank, which he held in the square of the village of Deir Ghassaneh in 1984, as well as images from his exhibition at Birzeit University, along with several other photographs documenting aspects of his life, work, and artistic activity.