The art project “GAZA, the Right to Live in Peace” calles on artists from around the world to express, through their works, their rejection of war, occupation, and the humanitarian devastation affecting the population of the Gaza Strip. The scale of this tragedy, widely documented by news agencies, international organizations, the media, and social networks, has mobilized the international community, which continues to call for an end to the violence, the effective protection of civilians, and the full and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.

Various international bodies, including the United Nations (UN), the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as well as numerous humanitarian and human rights organizations, have repeatedly called for respect for international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians, and safe access for humanitarian assistance. The measures adopted regarding the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have raised deep international concern because of their potential consequences for the millions of Palestinian refugees who depend on its essential services.

The Israeli military offensive has had devastating consequences for the population of Gaza. Continuous forced displacement, the destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, and civilian infrastructure, together with severe shortages of water, food, medicine, and fuel, have created a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportions. According to the most recent information released by international organizations, the death toll has exceeded 73,000, while more than 173,000people have been injured. The overwhelming majority of Gaza's population has been displaced one or more times since the beginning of the conflict. Among the victims are thousands of children, women, and elderly people.

Palestinian artists have not been spared from this reality. Like the rest of their fellow citizens, they have endured the loss of family members, the destruction of their homes, studios, and workshops, and the disappearance of numerous works that constituted a valuable cultural heritage. Yet, even under the most extreme conditions, many continue to create. In makeshift shelters, using whatever materials are available and facing repeated displacement, they keep their artistic vocation alive as a means of preserving memory, identity, and human dignity.

Several Palestinian artists from Gaza participate in this project by contributing images of works that have already been destroyed, as well as drawings and sketches created during the war. Their works stand as direct testimonies to the experience of the civilian population and to the power of art to resist destruction, preserve memory, and affirm the right to exist.

Although temporary ceasefires and pauses in the hostilities have been reached at different stages of the conflict, the situation remains extremely fragile. Armed confrontations, forced displacement, restrictions on humanitarian access, and uncertainty regarding Gaza's political future and reconstruction continue to shape daily life. Meanwhile, millions of people remain dependent on international assistance to meet their most basic needs.

The project "GAZA, the Right to Live in Peace" reaffirms its commitment to the defense of life, human dignity, freedom of artistic expression, the protection of cultural heritage, and the right of the Palestinian people to live in peace. This platform brings together works by artists from different countries who express their solidarity with the Palestinian people and bear witness to the power of art to preserve memory and resist destruction.