Against Erasure Exhibition Highlights Gaza Students' Ordeal

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Photo event by Nusaiba Ben-Shaibah
LONDON, Sept 25 (KUNA) -- An exhibition themed "Against Erasure - Photographs from Gaza" is held in London with the participation of the Kuwaiti embassy and Kuwaiti charities to shed lights on the unbearable suffering of Gaza students amid the Israeli occupation aggression.
"A photo is more telling than a thousand words and is capable of exposing violations against children and teachers in Palestine and other areas of armed conflict," Director of the Photo Humanity Grant; a Kuwaiti society and one of the organizers, Sami Alramyan told KUNA on Thursday.
He pointed out that the exhibition, held on the occasion of the International Day to Protect Education from Attacks, focused on documenting attacks on educational institutions, educators and students in several parts of the world, mainly the Gaza Strip, Syria, Sudan, and Ukraine.
"Photos show the magnitude of the tragedy that students experience daily amid destroyed schools, torn books, and lost dreams," he said.
Alramyan indicated that the Photo Humanity Grant has a global network of documentary photographers specializing in humanitarian work, who use their talents to serve human causes.
The PHG not only organizes exhibitions, but also offers training courses for young photographers to use photography tools in the service of humanitarian work so that they can become "storytellers of truth and partners in spreading a culture of peace and solidarity", he said.
"A photo may not stop a bullet, but it can awaken the global conscience and mobilize the will for peace," he said.
"Against Erasure - Photographs from Gaza", held at Gallery B-21 in Somers Town, northwest London, brings together the extraordinary work of eleven Gaza-based photographers, documenting the realities of life under war and siege.
Through artistic photography, the exhibition resists the erasure of Palestinian lives, presenting intimate stories of survival, resilience, and dignity in Gaza.
This exhibition reframes Gaza not as a spectacle of suffering, but as a landscape of humanity, where creativity itself is an act of survival. Each photograph is a call to action and an invitation to reflect on solidarity, hope, and the ongoing struggle for human rights.
The Kuwait-based Photo Humanity Grant was launched in March 2024 to celebrate the power of visual storytelling in capturing the essence of human experience worldwide. This grant seeks to support photographers who use their craft to document and illuminate the diverse aspects of human life, from cultural richness to societal challenges and personal triumphs.
It aims to foster empathy, understanding, and awareness through compelling visual narratives that resonate on a global scale. (end)
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