A Home worth living for

Digital Illustration, 84x 118 cm, Palestine, 2022

A Home Worth Living For portrays a young Palestinian woman, her face wrapped in a keffiyeh so that only her eyes remain visible. Behind her, an olive tree fills the background — a symbol deeply tied to Palestinian land, memory, and continuity.

The image draws from a visual language often associated with resistance. The way the keffiyeh is wrapped recalls the young Palestinians who cover their faces while confronting soldiers in the streets, shielding themselves from surveillance, tear gas, live ammunition, or arrest.

Her eyes do not express anger or confrontation. They hold warmth, presence, and determination.

The work gradually moved away from the idea of fighting for land toward the idea of living it — inhabiting it, remembering it, remaining connected to it despite occupation.

The olive tree behind her becomes more than a political symbol; it speaks of belonging, ancestry, and the deep relationship between people and land — a bond carried across generations despite fragmentation and exile.

Rather than portraying resistance through violence, the work reflects on resilience through presence: the act of continuing to live, remember, remain, and resist simply by staying.