the war on children (open collection print) · Amsterdam / Netherlands · 2024
That was it. No political speech, no calls for resistance. It had all been said and shouted before. That was it. A simple list of names read aloud. But nothing, nothing could have been more powerful. Every name said everything. Every name belonged to one killed Palestinian child. Still belonged to them, still meant something, still meant everything to those who mourned them. One name, one life. Ten thousand names, ten thousand lives. A million dreams. It takes a long time to read ten thousand names and the forever-too-young age shackled to them. Sarah Asaad Mushtaha, 7; Lana Asaad Mushtaha, 6; Atef Dabour, 15; Maha Fadi Al Baba, Baby… And as much as the laces of those children’s shoes had set roots long after the square was cleared, the names lingered in the air like the pigeons that weren’t doves, like they couldn’t be set free fully. Because they were ten thousand so far and that was so far from an end that it defied words. Only the names could tell.
This work is a charitable print. All proceeds go towards UNRWA to support Palestinian refugees.
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tags: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe, street photography, protest, horizontal
- Lambda C-print
- Fuji Crystal archive paper, 231 gsm
- Semi-matte finish, slight sheen
- Natural colors, detailed image reproduction
- Carbon neutral print production
