I currently live within the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. My mission is to document the Rohingya lifestyle, our daily struggles, and the deeply personal stories that often go unheard.
Back then I was immediately drawn to Esber’s work by the unfettered appropriation of images he took from mainstream media sources: history books, TV, newspapers, and magazines. From his perspective, these photos were ubiquitous in American culture and fodder for creating paintings that had an indirect yet palpable link to the Vietnam War.
Artist Statement: Once you learn to ride a bicycle, you never forget the place where you learned how. At least, that’s the way it worked for my father. When I was a child, he would often begin a story with “I used to ride my bicycle in Jaffa.” Not until
*Editor’s Note: All paintings are acrylic on canvas and were completed from 2024-2025 Since April 2023, a civil war has been raging in Sudan between two rival factions of the country’s military government: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), an army of the internationally recognized Sudanese government, and the paramilitary Rapid
Buying and Selling The work of Ojo Olaniyi reflects a richly decorated narrative style depicting everyday scenes in the kaleidoscope of Nigerian life. Olaniyi’s art comprises vignettes of social and commercial life in a technique known as epoxy etching. While each image relates to a particular action of daily life—teaching a
Years ago, as a visual artist who was deeply disturbed by the Gulf War, I began creating a series of ink drawings and collages as a way of expressing my thoughts and feelings about war. I wanted to create archetypal images that could be said to depict not just the Gulf
Kabul Airport, 2024 | Mixed media on canvas Artist Statement I am Ali Rahimi, an Afghan artist working in the field of painting. In my works, particularly in my recent paintings, I utilize a vast and dark space upon which small figures are placed. This large empty space in
Consistency is the hallmark of a well-developed body of work and this is precisely what we see from Chris Hero. While he is adept at many mediums, including watercolors, oils, and acrylics, he views the problem of medium as a “logistical issue, not an artistic one.” The materials are secondary
Kathryn Pannepacker and Tieshka Smith | Northeast Times We chat with Tieshka K. Smith about how community engagement informs her practice as a social documentarian. We also focus on photography she made as part of the Stand With Ukraine Listening Loom (SWULL) project, which created a welcoming space for Ukrainians resettling in a northeast
Consequence Visual Art Editor, April Sunami: How do you grapple with themes of conflict, violence, and/or war in your work? Are there any specific historical events or themes that inspire you? Marcus Blackwell: I think of war primarily in terms of internal conflict or turmoil because, in truth, that is
These photos show northern Afghanistan, especially the area around Mazar-e-Sharif, from the years 2008–2010 when American and ISAF troops were in force and the war in Afghanistan was ongoing. Mazar is an ancient city, one which could be found centuries ago on the Silk Road, and one known for its artisanal
How do we depict the lives of migrants? As they appear in news broadcasts, magazine covers, and documentary subjects, refugees express the vivid precarity of their movement. Sprawled across territories, standing together in camps, or facing yet another difficult passage in their journey, a refugee’s movement reflects the imperative constant
