Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Talla El Senoussi

Fill the Hands of Children with Flowers, Not Pain

"Fills the Hands of Children with Flowers, not Pain", is an oil painting on canvas. It brings to the forefront the striking disparity between the inherent innocence and joy of childhood and the harsh, violent experiences faced by Palestinian children. Typically, when we think of children, we imagine beings full of happiness and untouched by the world's harsh realities. However, this painting starkly contrasts that image with the traumatic realities these children endure, where their once joyful perspectives are overshadowed by sorrow and loss. The absence of any background in the painting draws the viewer's attention directly to the children's plight, and urges them to mobilize.