Rani Sharabati PALESTINIAN, b. 1998
Freedom, 2019
Oil on canvas
86 5/8 x 118 1/8 in
220 x 300 cm
220 x 300 cm
Copyright The Artist
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It says that in the Gaza Sea march, Aaed (a Palestinian) rises from destruction, raises the flag, and faces the siege, saying there is no escape from resistance and freedom....
It says that in the Gaza Sea march, Aaed (a Palestinian) rises from destruction, raises the flag, and faces the siege, saying there is no escape from resistance and freedom.
As Mahmoud Darwish said: "Killed or wounded, use the ammunition within you, strike your enemy. You are now free. Besiege the siege, there is no escape."
The wheelchair represents martyr Ibrahim Abu Thurayya, who was killed raising the Palestinian flag. Aaed stands with his bare body, uniting what the occupation tried to divide. The crown of thorns links the Mother of Christ with the Palestinian people; both suffer for freedom and justice. It is a scene that symbolizes the Palestinian struggle, inspired by Eugène Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People.
As Mahmoud Darwish said: "Killed or wounded, use the ammunition within you, strike your enemy. You are now free. Besiege the siege, there is no escape."
The wheelchair represents martyr Ibrahim Abu Thurayya, who was killed raising the Palestinian flag. Aaed stands with his bare body, uniting what the occupation tried to divide. The crown of thorns links the Mother of Christ with the Palestinian people; both suffer for freedom and justice. It is a scene that symbolizes the Palestinian struggle, inspired by Eugène Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People.