This Gaza sculptor exhibits disembodied limbs, inspired by amputees' loss
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The inspiration
Palestinian artist Khaled Hussein's sculptures of human limbs are on display in a Gaza exhibition he calls "I Miss You Very Much", inspired by the loss felt by amputees, including victims of the conflict with Israel.
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Life-sized sculptures
Seven of Hussein's sculptures of limbs went on display this month in a Gaza art gallery. The life-sized sculptures are made from clay and then cast in other materials such as bronze or concrete, and create a haunting image in the small gallery space.
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In the exhibition
One shows two legs standing side by side, the big toe of one curled gently over the other foot. Another shows a naked foot poking out from under a rug lain over a calf.
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Conflict and suffering
Hussein's work is intended in part to draw attention to the suffering of those injured in protests in 2018 and 2019 at Gaza's border with Israel, which imposes tight restrictions on the territory run by the Islamist Hamas militant group.
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1,600 amputees
The International Committee of the Red Cross said in 2019 there were at least 1,600 amputees among Gaza's population of two million people. Assalama Charitable Society, which cares for wounded and disabled people, said 532 Gazans had lost limbs in the conflict.