Sahar Haghgoo

Sahar Haghgoo

Sahar Haghgoo “For centuries, the words of the Persian poet Rumi have echoed: I am weary of beast and demon, and a human is my desire. But in a world where humanity has become synonymous with destruction and blood, I find myself subverting this cry. My response...
Aris Moore

Aris Moore

Aris Moore “There is no scale to suffering. On hot summer days I find myself trying to save every bug that falls into the pool. I stop for turtles and help them cross the road. I have always realized that to an ant struggling in the deep waters of a swimming...
Lorena Iavorschi

Lorena Iavorschi

Lorena Iavorschi “I have always thought of peace as something that comes from within and that can be acquired in the same way starting from self-knowledge. For me it has a vague taste of childhood, because I grew up in the communist period and there was then a...
Friederike Ablang

Friederike Ablang

Friederike Ablang “Rest little soul, you suffered a lot. Sleep, little soul you’ve seen too much. Heal now while I’ll ask the world to not Be so loud and for more peace, kindness and gentle touch. You just sleep, I’m here to stay; No matter...
Liang Wang

Liang Wang

Liang Wang “This painting is inspired by an artist residency I attended in the Lake Cowichan, BC in November 2023. My time there was defined by a slow, quiet rhythm, days spent wandering the woods, observing the local wildlife, and simply being present. While...
Alsadig Mahmoud

Alsadig Mahmoud

Alsadig Mahmoud “For me, peace begins with an ethical and affective engagement with the world. This work approaches peace as a fragile, negotiated condition rather than a stable ideal, examining how personal memory, subtle gestures, and everyday experiences...
Gibus

Gibus

Gibus The piece is not about softening suffering, but about the radical transformation of what inflicts it. By removing the barbs one by one from the barbed wire, the man does not try to endure violence, he disarms it. He does not break the material; he neutralizes...
Anushiya Sundaralingam

Anushiya Sundaralingam

Anushiya Sundaralingam “I would know peace is real because the in-between spaces I explore in my work — the tension of being between cultures and memories — would no longer feel like a site of friction. The vessels of identity I paint would no longer look like...
Deena Fadel

Deena Fadel

Deena Fadel Our hearts are always guided by a light, by a path that leads us to the essence. This guidance of light brings a deep inner peace, regardless of external circumstances. The path of light and peace is always within us, and it is also a reminder that we are...
Eteri Chkadua

Eteri Chkadua

Eteri Chkadua “Although I am not religious, with this painting of Saint Nino (spirit) I want to remind people why faith traditions were founded by the wise thinkers of their time. Throughout history, saints and religious leaders have repeatedly preached peace and the...