٠٠:٠٤:٢٥Palestinian artist Ahmed Muhanna uses food aid boxes as his canvases to create artworks documenting the humanitarian situation in Gaza, as seen in footage filmed on Wednesday.
"The scenes I see on daily are very shocking, and no drawing can convey the scale of disasters in the Gaza Strip," he said. "We try to convey a small part of the scenes we see daily through our drawings and paintings."
Muhanna is seen working in his studio in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip where his paintings depicting the trials of everyday Gazans can also be seen.
"I used to draw on paper or canvas using acrylics and oil paints. During the war, I ran out of these tools, so I spontaneously used aid boxes. I look for any available space to put my mark on, whether on a wall in the street or any available space," Muhanna continued.
“The challenges I am facing include lack of time to sit and draw and the difficulty of getting boxes," he added. "I always ask the locals for boxes they don’t need, sometimes I buy them from the market by the kilo. I bought 4 kg of boxes from the WFP. The tools I use include food aid boxes and a charcoal pen.”
Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army launched a large-scale campaign of air strikes and ground incursion, killing at least 39,000 and injuring more than 90,000 others, at the time of publication.
'No drawing can convey the scale of the disaster' - Palestinian artist creates artworks on food aid boxes
Palestinian artist Ahmed Muhanna uses food aid boxes as his canvases to create artworks documenting the humanitarian situation in Gaza, as seen in footage filmed on Wednesday.
"The scenes I see on daily are very shocking, and no drawing can convey the scale of disasters in the Gaza Strip," he said. "We try to convey a small part of the scenes we see daily through our drawings and paintings."
Muhanna is seen working in his studio in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip where his paintings depicting the trials of everyday Gazans can also be seen.
"I used to draw on paper or canvas using acrylics and oil paints. During the war, I ran out of these tools, so I spontaneously used aid boxes. I look for any available space to put my mark on, whether on a wall in the street or any available space," Muhanna continued.
“The challenges I am facing include lack of time to sit and draw and the difficulty of getting boxes," he added. "I always ask the locals for boxes they don’t need, sometimes I buy them from the market by the kilo. I bought 4 kg of boxes from the WFP. The tools I use include food aid boxes and a charcoal pen.”
Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army launched a large-scale campaign of air strikes and ground incursion, killing at least 39,000 and injuring more than 90,000 others, at the time of publication.
Palestinian artist Ahmed Muhanna uses food aid boxes as his canvases to create artworks documenting the humanitarian situation in Gaza, as seen in footage filmed on Wednesday.
"The scenes I see on daily are very shocking, and no drawing can convey the scale of disasters in the Gaza Strip," he said. "We try to convey a small part of the scenes we see daily through our drawings and paintings."
Muhanna is seen working in his studio in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip where his paintings depicting the trials of everyday Gazans can also be seen.
"I used to draw on paper or canvas using acrylics and oil paints. During the war, I ran out of these tools, so I spontaneously used aid boxes. I look for any available space to put my mark on, whether on a wall in the street or any available space," Muhanna continued.
“The challenges I am facing include lack of time to sit and draw and the difficulty of getting boxes," he added. "I always ask the locals for boxes they don’t need, sometimes I buy them from the market by the kilo. I bought 4 kg of boxes from the WFP. The tools I use include food aid boxes and a charcoal pen.”
Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army launched a large-scale campaign of air strikes and ground incursion, killing at least 39,000 and injuring more than 90,000 others, at the time of publication.