Goddess of War
This portraiture is inspired by the Syrian myths of ancient civilizations, dating back to before Christ. It illustrates the Goddess of War and its power to ignite wars and extinguish them, and to defend the land and people against the covetous.
The image of the Syrian woman manifests the region’s bitter reality. It is an attempt to reclaim the influence of the deity and her authority and might, and to reclaim faith, as well. It is hoped her colors can liberate her again, to stop the war.
Ahmad Nffoory - Syrian musician, composer and painter
Ray of hope
Lena Merhej - Lebanese painter, narrator and visual arts researcher for Comics, cartoons, and children's books
Walking on a thread
About my brother who filled a boat with his body and went far away in search for a new hope surrounded by whales. About smugglers who come up with creative ways to fill our bodies in tanks of chocolate and oil.
About our choices that became rare; destiny became just like a fisherman who throws his hook in a sea of memories hoping his bate will catch a thread of power, a suitcase to emigrate as far as possible in this world, a bullet to kill or get killed by, or an empty bottle to lock and isolate yourself in.
You just need to make a choice that suites you, because the sweetest of them choices is still bitter.
Mohamad Khayata - Syrian visual artist and photographer
With silence, we face the disaster today. Tomorrow, the meltdown
Mayssam ElHindi - visual artist, residing in Beirut