Palestine Resistance: Art That Disturbs The Comfortable

Pro-Palestinian activists hold a Palestinian flag and placards reading 'Gaza: Emmanuel Macron must act', 'Gaza: Ceasefire' and 'Gaza: Stop the bloodshed' after pouring red paint into the Fountain des Innocents fountain during an demonstration in support of the Palestinian people, in Paris, on May 28, 2025. Several NGOs carried out a symbolic action in Paris on May 28, 2025, where they colored the water of a fountain red to say "stop the bloodshed" in the Gaza Strip besieged by Israel and denounce the "slowness of France" to act.

Bilal Abu Nahl, a 26-year-old hearing-impaired resident of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, continues to pursue his art despite ongoing Israeli attacks, on October 22, 2024. Abu Nahl has turned a small roadside tent into a studio where he paints portraits of children who lost their lives in the attacks on Gaza. He uses his art as a means of communication, expressing his love for Gaza through his paintings.

An aerial view of carpet art installation 'Poignant' placed in a plot near Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye on November 06, 2024. The installation draws the attention of visitors to the war in Gaza, as artists reference carpets as symbols of identity, collective memories and shared experiences. The carpets are used as silent witnesses to the destruction of war.

A view from the exhibition by British artist Tom Young, showcasing paintings depicting the immense destruction and human suffering in Lebanon and Gaza caused by Israel's heavy bombardment, on display at the historic Turkish bath in Sidon, Lebanon on March 17, 2025.

An elderly Iranian man mourns while sitting next to the shroud-wrapped packages, which are part of an anti-war art installation symbolizing the bodies of Palestinian children, at Palestine Square in downtown Tehran, November 13, 2023.

Syrian graffiti artist Aziz Esmer paints the Al Jazeera correspondent Vail ed-Dahduh, who lost his son Hamza in Israeli attacks on Gaza, and the Palestinian flag on a school wall to show solidarity in Idlib, Syria on January 10, 2024.

People visit exhibition named ''Bulletproof Dreams: Gaza child painters' at the end of the second day of symposium, organized by the Turkish Presidency Directorate of Communications, focused on media's challenges in the Gaza War in Istanbul, Turkiye on January 27, 2024. Unveiling Truth in the Gaza War: Media's Battle with Violence, Disinformation, and Censorship Symposium Concluded with a tour of the 'Bulletproof Dreams: Gaza Child Painters Exhibition' for participants.

Visitors observe the exhibition curated with 286 works from 100 Gazan artists, which aims to display the agonies, daily life, and struggles of Palestinians focusing on the period after October 7, in Ramallah, West Bank on February 13, 2024.

A man observes Alexsandro Palombo's mural, Gaza The Palestinian Simpsons. It depicts the Simpsons family in which Homer Simpson appears with his son Bart in his arms at his feet Marge, Lisa and Maggie. The work is a reaction from the artist to the Isreal/Hamas conflict in Milan (Italy), March 8th, 2024.

Palestinian sculptor Ramazan Ahmed, who lives in a tent with his family and who carved important structures destroyed during the Israeli army's attacks in the Gaza Strip on rock pieces, shows a work he completed in Khan Yunis, Gaza on July 20, 2024.

People walk past an installation titled ''Education Under Siege'' during the 5th Observance of the UN International Day to Protect Education from Attack at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) in Doha, Qatar, on September 9, 2024.

A man looks at artwork depicting the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza as part of the "Square of the Hamas Hostages" installation at Bebelplatz in Berlin, Germany on October 6, 2024. People are taking to the streets across Berlin and other cities in Germany today to commemorate the 1,139 people killed and approximately 250 kidnapped in the Hamas incursions on October 7, 2023. Other marches are also taking place to protest against Israel's heavy-handed response in Gaza that has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians.

People are seen near artworks depicting Palestine's map daubed on a street in solidarity with people in Gaza on October 15, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen.

People visit Gaza painting exhibition held to show solidarity with Palestinian people suffering under Israeli attacks, in Baghdad, Iraq on December 10, 2024. The exhibition showcased artworks not only by Iraqi artists but also by painters from various other countries.