Artistic encounters
in war and violent conflict
Artistic
encounters
in war and
violent conflict
What inspires and motivates those engaged in creative practice? How do artistic expressions inspire and move others to action for social justice during and after war? How do artists, art and activism intersect in and after wars in Sudan, Myanmar and amongst exiled artists around the world?
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Mithkal Alzghair is a choreographer and dancer from Syria. His work and research focuses on the body as a concept of humanity, a space of awareness, of life, history, future, harmony, and peace, as well as a space for poetry, memory, and imagination.
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Performing Artist
France / Syria
Mithkal Alzghair is a choreographer and dancer from Syria. His work and research focuses on the body as a concept of humanity, a space of awareness, of life, history, future, harmony, and peace, as well as a space for poetry, memory, and imagination.
Find out moreDiala Brisly is a Syrian artist whose artistic practice spans a variety of media, including animation, painting, conceptual art, illustration, comic books and murals.
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Visual Artist
France / Syria
Diala Brisly is a Syrian artist whose artistic practice spans a variety of media, including animation, painting, conceptual art, illustration, comic books and murals.
Find out moreKSN is a photographer, writer and ethnographer. Since the military coup in Myanmar 1 February 2021, she has used photography to contribute to the revolution.
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Visual Artist
Myanmar
KSN is a photographer, writer and ethnographer. Since the military coup in Myanmar 1 February 2021, she has used photography to contribute to the revolution.
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