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15,000 teddy bears are artistically arranged in an exhibition in downtown Doha in Qatar to represent the lives of Palestinian children who have been killed by the Israeli military machine over the past 11 months.
The exhibition, titled “Echo of Lost Innocence,” and created by Syrian artist Basher Mohammad highlights the staggering scale of loss, during this ongoing Israeli genocide on the Gaza Strip and which resulted in over 17,000 children being killed.
“The idea behind this exhibtion is to convey that the victims are not just numbers,” the artist said.
“It’s a representation of how art and compassion can intersect to create a positive impact in order to show people that numbers can be seen by eyes,” he told Al Jazeera English.
The exhibtion which is trending on the social media, is a testment to the bloody war as the teddy bears are arranged on grey blocks of concrete, representing the rubble of Gaza, while red elements represent blood.
The installation seeks to remind visitors that these children had names, identities, dreams, lives and a homeland.
The artworks are for sale and all proceeds are going for Gaza.
