The French newspaper Le Monde reports that the latest installation by 35-year-old Palestinian artist Mohamad Abusal is an imaginary subway system underneath Gaza.

It is the idea of an artist, the vision of a poet, halfway between a surreal dream and self-derision: what if we built a metro in Gaza? There would be seven underground lines between Erez in the north and Rafah in the south, the two checkpoints that mark the borders with Israel and Egypt. There would be 200 stations, along the seafront and in the refugee camps, and line 7 would allow them to connect with Gaza International airport if and when it is ever rebuilt.

It would be an environmentally-friendly metro run on renewable energy, with no male-female segregation and no political interference from the Hamas government. From their side, the Israelis would have to agree not to bomb the network and to prevent the power cuts that punctuate Gazan daily life.

The actual construction of the metro will not be a problem: in Gaza, where the number one industry consists of contraband tunnels under the Egyptian border, locals have a certain reputation when it comes to moving earth.

And so, some 1000 Gazan metro maps have been distributed, along with ticket samples, to give the country a nudge in the right direction.

That’s the same type of nudge that turned Mohamed Abusal, the 35 year old Gazan artist, into the self-appointed father of the virtual metro in Gaza. He built a pole with a big ‘M’ on top and carried it around Gaza wherever his inspiration took him, taking photos of pretend metro stations – at the beach or the port; in front of a mosque or a market; with palm trees, a donkey cart or a bombed building.

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The story also says there are two art galleries in Gaza. If you want to check them out, they both have web sites. They are Eltiqa and Windows.

• Mohamed Alhawajri's installation Cactus. Alhawairi is represented by Eltiqa gallery in Gaza.