Palestinian poet Tamim Al-Barghouti tied resistance to beauty, saying, “Whenever you face injustice or roughness, remember to defend yourself by finding beauty … document, prove, and defend it because all beauty is resistance.” Here we have a young Palestinian girl garbed in a traditional embroidered thobe, holding her homeland’s flag and a bouquet of poppies - the land’s national flower, while surrounded by Palestine sunbirds - a newer national symbol of the land.

I will always use my art to advocate for those whose voices go unheard.