Gaza

Acrylic and pencil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.64 cm, 2024

A response to the daily news of innocent lives lost in Gaza, this painting portrays an injured woman with a pale, haunting gaze. Her silent stare confronts the viewer, a quiet accusation against passive observation—asking not just to be seen, but to be heard. Through this piece,

I reflect on the weight of witnessing suffering from a distance and the urgency of empathy beyond the screen.