**Knowing the Land** (2022) is a photographic series by Dor Guez inspired by a 1960s guide to the flora of Palestine. The work examines how national identity is imposed on nature, with plants often renamed to reflect political or cultural narratives, bearing labels such as "Palestinian," "Jewish," "Jordanian," or "Damascene." Guez focuses on plants growing in border regions of the Levant, highlighting how features of the land receive different identities on either side of national boundaries. Each photograph layers two botanical illustrations from opposite sides of a guidebook page, symbolically blending two plants and their contested narratives.

Using a paper-made lightbox, Guez creates images that juxtapose sharp foreground details with faint background imprints. Combining both positive and negative prints of these layered illustrations, the series reflects the complexity of land, identity, and the overlapping histories tied to colonial exploration and territorial claims in the region. The title references "Knowing the Land," a term originating in 1845 and later associated with colonial mapping practices, underscoring the entwined relationship between geography, politics, and cultural heritage.