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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Stella Gaitano is a well-known writer on the Sudanese Arabic literary. Her writing explores themes of departure, motherhood, loss, and grief in the context of war in South Sudan.
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Writer
Germany / Sudan
Stella Gaitano is a well-known writer on the Sudanese Arabic literary. Her writing explores themes of departure, motherhood, loss, and grief in the context of war in South Sudan.
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 moreHanreality is a Burmese digital collage artist. In his work, he combines and layers different images in order to create something new. Since the military coup in Myanmar February 1st 2021, Hanreality has made a range of anti-coup artworks.
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Visual Artist
Myanmar
Hanreality is a Burmese digital collage artist. In his work, he combines and layers different images in order to create something new. Since the military coup in Myanmar February 1st 2021, Hanreality has made a range of anti-coup artworks.
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