Skip to content
Cold Hands by Osama Hussein أسَامَة حُسَيْن

Buy a print

Print format

Where your money goes

Printing
$15.00
Shipping
$12.95
Artist fund
$72.05

Secure checkout via Stripe. Printed on demand by Prodigi. Ships to US addresses.

Year 2024
Medium Digital Drawing
Dimensions 79cmH × 60cmW
Location Khan Younis - Gaza
Materials Unknown

Description

Two hands hold the head of a child, symbolizing the tragedy that words cannot express. The first hand gently touches the small body, as if attempting to bring it back to life or alleviate the weight of the loss, while the other hand carries the silent pain that accompanies every moment of death. In that moment, understanding cannot comprehend the scale of the loss, and the hands cannot reverse time or correct reality. The scene expresses helplessness in the face of death and shows the tension between trying to preserve something that was once alive and the harsh reality that stands as a barrier to any hope.

Preservation Notes

Osama's works have all been destroyed since October 7 2023, during what is now termed one of the most departing modern day holocaust's of our generation. These latest sketches are all done on his laptop that he has managed to salvage, and uses it as so many in his circumstance as an artistic tool to create and keep creating his sketches and drawings.

Archival Status: public