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Amos Trust On Location 2023 Maha Daya Devastation 3 2021

Maha Daya

Maha Daya
Devastation 3 — 2021

There is no beauty or life in these haunting artworks. The buildings have not collapsed. They are defiant and resilient and refuse to fall. They are monuments to injustice and devastation.

Gazan artist Maha Daya

Picasso stated: “Every act of creation begins with an act of destruction.” This is horribly true of Maha Daya’s paintings which document the consequences of Israeli warplanes’ strikes on Gaza.

There is no beauty or life in these haunting artworks. The buildings have not collapsed. They are defiant and resilient and refuse to fall. They are monuments to injustice and devastation.

You can follow Maha on Instagram at @mahart_76

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