Voice

Artwork: Words by Addam Yekutieli, Israel, 2024

Israeli artist Addam Yekutieli (aka Know Hope and @thisislimbo) whose work I’ve written about before, wrote these words on a wall and commented on the devastation happening in Gaza:

“No more safe zones left.
Harrowing images and testimonies coming out of Rafah. This is a moment that will be looked back upon in history. A threshold moment and a black stain on our collective morality. A moment in which our grief was weaponized to the point that we are rationalizing the decimation of an entire population.
Forget whichever hashtag or catchphrase that triggers your defense mechanisms or any other mental gymnastics routine that obstructs your view of seeing human beings as human beings. Don’t let apathy desensitize and metastasize your heart. Empathy is inherent in us. It is intrinsic and flows in our blood. Don’t lose your humanity and don’t look away. Our silence is complacency.”