Artist Statement

Beckett in Molloy, intended to remind us, in case we forget, 'to restore silence is the role of objects'; and so has been the art in the historical Gaza, a way to resist the shuddering sound of gunfire and bombs. For decades, Gaza has been a living site of Truth: the limited land, droned sky, and dark waters, have revealed a map of a country that has remained nameless, subtracted from its proper name, by alien authority; yet in its Soul, it has the contours of a Flower of  Freedom, separated from every garden. It is understood in all of humanity’s intimate depths,  beyond the Authoritarian evil, that is opposed to life itself.  

This event will be a probing of humanity and a spectrum of first-person “experiential happenings” that the audience performs. Within an ‘interactive memorial’, The event presents a vigil for victims of colonial genocide. During the vigil, audience participants plant a “seed” of nature place a heart inside a pair of child’s shoes, and embody a memory of a childhood house,  of a mother, father, or to tell a story of ancestors, through game-like formulas, that provide a path towards humanity’s re-connection to self and each other. Each person explores the liberation of their being. Through these acts, an elevated consciousness of the 'Gaza-environment', will be presented hand in hand with the sacred feminine of Gaia (Mother Earth).

After the intermission, artists living inside of Palestine, and in the diaspora will join us. 

This project intends to plant a first seed within each, in order to awaken the impulse towards deep action and for each to find a voice to stop the destruction of people.  

Despite all, a person will resist chaos and destruction by going to great lengths for his or her dream to become real. That is because each person is an Artist, and really wants to become a person who may “choose,” to sculpt his/her/their environment, and not be just a mere victim of chance circumstance.