Colors4Palestine Exhibition – Cries of Color for Gaza – Artists Against Genocide

Artists against genocide

The “Colors4Palestine” project was born from an idea by Daniele Caluri, as a protest initiative aimed at raising awareness among the public about the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip, which to define as dramatic is to exercise a pale euphemism.

The initial idea was to create drawings, dedications, and whatever else was requested by the author at various fairs, using only white, black, red, and green: the four colors of the Palestinian flag. In this way, the people involved, even in a context of leisure, were supposed to necessarily come into contact with the issue, triggering a reflection on it.

Then, also in order not to restrict the operation to a single author and to try to expand the effect, Caluri extended the invitation to his colleagues and, more generally, to all those who wanted to contribute with their work.
In just a few days, on the author’s personal social profiles and dedicated Facebook and Instagram pages, many subscriptions arrived from the most diverse backgrounds: many comic authors, but also teachers, architects, potters, engravers, metalworkers, even musicians.

Today, the arrival of contributions is still ongoing and counts more than 90 works, among which some made by the most well-known and prestigious names in the international comic sector: Carmine Di Giandomenico, Bruno Cannucciari, Alberto Pagliaro, Federico Bertolucci, Federico Maria Sardelli, just to name a few. The collection takes place without a precise hierarchy dictated by the greater or lesser notoriety of the author, but as a collective outcry in which image professionals and non-professionals coexist, united by outrage and the urgency to denounce an unsustainable humanitarian situation.

The project followed by Francesca Ricci for its realization in collaboration with ANPI Livorno aims to continue drawing attention to the Palestinian issue until the ongoing massacre comes to an end, and to counteract its disappearance from the main media because overshadowed by other events, however, of worldwide resonance.

With the patronage of the Municipality of Livorno and the support of the Lem Foundation