Slideshow: Carving an art scene out of rubble in Gaza
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Children paint the temporary shelters they’ve been living in since their homes were destroyed during an Israeli military offensive in the Summer or 2014. (Photo courtesy of Hazem Alzomar)
An oil lamp with a map of historical Palestine in the middle, which is painted black to symbolize the electricity blackouts in Gaza. (Photo credit: Shadi Alqarra)
Elham Al-Astal at work in Hazem Alzomar’s studio. (Photo credit: Shadi Alqarra)
A group of artists adds color to the otherwise drab metal shacks in the town of Khuza’a, south of Gaza that serve as housing for some of more than 100,000 local residents left homeless by the 2014 Israeli attack on Gaza. (Photo courtesy of Hazem Alzomar)
Now brightly painted, the metal shacks in the town of Khuza’a , south of Gaza provide housing for some of more than 100,000 local residents left homeless by the 2014 Israeli attack on Gaza. (Photo courtesy of Hazem Alzomar)
Elham Al-Astal shows a portrait of a Palestinian woman in a traditional folkloric dress. (Photo credit: Shadi Alqarra.)
Hazem Alzomar works on a piece that includes the shoe of a little girl from Khuza’a town. (Photo credit: Shadi Alqarra)
A satellite dish, left over from the destroyed home of Hazem Alzomar’s neighbor. The words painted on it read “On this land , there is still a worthy life.” (Photo credit: Shadi Alqarra)
