Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. 100% of proceeds (excluding production fees) will be donated to Médecins Sans Frontières, named Doctors Without Borders in English, a charity that provides medical and psychological assistance to people affected by the ongoing conflict in the West Bank and Gaza.

As an Korean Canadian artist, with my own history tied into war and the United States' unending colonial and imperial involvement in Asia, I created this piece as as a witness and commitment to creative solutions, to imagine hope, and to express solidarity with the Palestinian community. The 75 years of resilience of Palestine and its people, is nothing short of inspiring and persevering, and it is our duty to recognise their humanity.

"The use of the watermelon as a Palestinian symbol is not new. It first emerged after the Six-Day War in 1967, when Israel seized control of the West Bank and Gaza, and annexed East Jerusalem. At the time, the Israeli government made public displays of the Palestinian flag a criminal offense in Gaza and the West Bank. To circumvent the ban, Palestinians began using the watermelon because, when cut open, the fruit bears the national colors of the Palestinian flag—red, black, white, and green." - "How the Watermelon Became a Symbol of Palestinian Solidarity," TIME Magazine (Oct 23, 2023)

This ingenuity and creative way of resistance reminded me of how Koreans too, banned from flying their flag, painted over the Japanese "Rising Sun" flag to create preserve their national flag. Resistance comes in creative ways.

This piece depicts not only one, but a grove of watermelons, entwined with each other against the earth. I hope that the Palestinians can feel solidarity coming from all corners of the Earth.

Ceasefire now, and forever.

Size: 12”x18”

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan

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