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...
Helena Georgiou

Helena Georgiou

Helena Georgiou If peace were to arrive overnight, it would not announce itself loudly. It would feel like this moment: a lone boat floating without urgency, water unbroken by fear, birds no longer fleeing but simply passing. The figure remains still not from...
Margarita Brum

Margarita Brum

Margarita Brum „I think peace is never an individual state; it always gains its meaning as a shared feeling. In relation to this work, peace is connected with inhabiting a comfortable space — a refuge where one feels safe, but not alone, rather within my community.“...
Elena Burykina

Elena Burykina

Elena Burykina “I find peace in feelings of harmony within, friendship, freedom to be yourself, comfort, rest, calm, everyday routine, trust, safety, the sharing of success and sorrows. For me, peace strongly resonates in me when shared with family and those...