"I don't search for houses that remain intact, on the contrary I search for houses that were destroyed with innocent civilians inside them such as this house where more than ten bodies were pulled from under the rubbles."
"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity."
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
nd some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze-
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself-
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die let it bring hope
let it be a tale
Refaat al-Ar'eer, killed in an Israeli
airstrike on Dec. 6th in Gaza
May he rest in peace!
The project "Die Stunde der Barbaren" has received #TakeHeart residency funding as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR program of the Fonds Darstellende Künste. Residency period: 15.01. - 15.03.2023, residency location: Produktionszentrum WIESE eG in Hamburg.
