RAMALLAH — Palestinian artist Jack Persekian, born and raised in East Jerusalem, grew up keenly aware of the long and tumultuous history of the divided city. As an adult photographer, he found a way to portray the transition through his art by combining old and new photos.

Persekian’s “One Hundred Years,” which consists of 12 photographic works, is currently exhibited at the French-German Cultural Center in Ramallah as part of the biennial Qalandiya International Festival. The exhibition will run until Nov. 11.

He started work on the project two years ago and the content is still constantly evolving, as Persekian keeps taking new pictures of obscure spots and alleys in Jerusalem and matching them with old photographs of the same places, to show the extent of the changes that have taken place in the turbulent, multicultural city.

All of the old photos come from a collection of pictures of Jerusalem taken by the American Colony photography crew — a group of 15 photographers who worked in a private studio between 1898 and the 1950s. Most of these photos can be found in the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, and they are available to the public online. Persekian’s own shots capture the same place, making sure to use similar lighting and angles.