Resistance brings together images from four separate but thematically intertwined urgent issues: the American experience with ICE and migration enforcement, the Iranian uprising, the war in Ukraine, and the ongoing Palestinian struggle for freedom and self-determination. Through photography and visual storytelling, the exhibition examines acts of defiance, survival, and resilience in the face of overwhelmingly oppressive realities. The works presented here reflect the enduring human spirit and the ways individuals and communities continue to resist systems of control while fighting to preserve their dignity and hope.

Featured photographers include Lynsey Addario, Samar Abu Elouf, Saher Alghorra, Mohammed Al Masri, Omar Ashtawy, Loay Ayyoub, Farhad Babaei, Victor Blue, Fabio Bucciarelli, Carol Guzy, Maya Hed, Belal Khaled, Arash Khamooshi, Jakub Laichter, Evgeniy Maloletka, Yalda Moaiery, Suhail Nassar, Haitham Imad, Oksana Parafeniuk, Paul Ratje, Mohsen Rezaei, Mohammed Salem, Alireza Sotakbar, and Ahmed Zakot.

A note from the curator Sarah Leen:

“Photography is resistance.

To stand in front of destruction, death, sorrow and loss and make photographs is to resist. It is to say, ‘No, this will not be ignored, this will not be forgotten.’ The photographers who have made these photographs often do so in conditions that may put their lives in extreme danger. They are our eyes; they are the witnesses for all of us.

In these extremely challenging times millions of our fellow humans are struggling to survive conflicts that threaten their lives, leave them homeless and too often grieving the loss of their loved ones. The price to the civilians represented here, in Gaza, Iran, Ukraine and the USA, is very high.

How does one resist something that may threaten your life?

It is not only marching in the streets but also supporting and comforting one another, sometimes taking up arms, rebuilding again and again and, the most important of all, surviving. In this exhibition and slideshow, in collaboration with the Lucie Foundation, we are sharing just some of the many moments across our world where people are facing the destructions of their lives with courage and perseverance.

Please a take a moment as you look at these images to consider, if you and your family were in any of these situations, what might you do?”

EXHIBITION DETAILS
Date: June 18 – July 26
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 17:00 – 21:00
Location: Via Maresca Art Studio