Polish painter Igor Dobrolski embodies the practices of the Israeli army in Gaza through a representative scene (social networking sites)
Polish painter Igor Dobrolski published a satirical scene in which he depicted the practices of the Israeli army in its war on the Gaza Strip, through an artwork he called “The Most Moral Army in the World.”
In the satirical scene that he posted on his Instagram page, Dobrolsky played the role of an Israeli soldier who enters a house in the Gaza Strip, armed with weapons, to find a baby sleeping on his bed, so he booby-traps the bed with explosives.
After that, the soldier finds a bike in the room, rides it and walks around the room, then takes a selfie with the child’s bed. He then discovers that he is doing things outside the scope of his mind, so he gets off the bike, throws it on the ground, moves the bed’s rocker, leaves the room, and quickly leaves.
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It seems that the Polish artist was inspired by the scene from video clips that spread on social media, during which Israeli soldiers appear tampering with the belongings of Gaza homes, which he commented on sarcastically, “I wondered several times in my life what the atmosphere was like among the persecuted in the concentration camps, and now I am convinced.” They had a good time.”
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He added, "The video shows soldiers in the Gaza area mocking the destruction and dehumanization of their victims. I would like to remind you that the IDF is one of the richest armies in the world, and that the Palestinians in the Gaza area are extremely poor."
This was not the first position in which the Polish painter declared his solidarity with the child victims of Gaza. On October 12, 2023, Dobrolski published a picture of the bodies of three children and wrote on it, “Gaza... war.”
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He said, “War is a destructive force that affects all parties involved, turning victims into persecutors and perpetrators into victims. It is a dark abyss that drains everything and everyone. We often romanticize war, imagining it as if it were a Hollywood movie with pure heroes and dark villains. However, Therefore, we should be terrified whenever we hear about war, because it brings nothing but suffering.”
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He added, “In war, victims are treated like disposable trash, while only a handful of the wealthiest individuals benefit and gain power. A mother’s tears have the same taste, whether the death occurs in Palestine or Israel, Ukraine or Russia.” Or Iraq, or the United States, or anywhere else.”
He asked, "What crime have the children of Gaza committed other than being born in what can be described as a concentration camp since 2007? The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated places on earth, more populated than Tokyo. Nothing and no one can get in, nobody can get out." Half of the population of more than two million people are children.
On December 20, Dobrolski went to the Israeli embassy in the Polish capital, Warsaw, holding a banner that read, “We are watching the genocide you are committing,” and commented, “I express my opposition to the genocide taking place in the Gaza Strip. This genocide has been going on for 75 days.” “The illegal annexation of Palestine has been going on for 75 years.”
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On December 26, he posted a photo of concentration camps set up by Israel in Gaza, saying, “This is not Nazi Germany, this is Gaza in 2023. Israel tells us it only attacks Hamas soldiers, but in the videos they posted we can literally see Little children...little children!!!
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On December 31, he posted a video clip on his Instagram page under the title, “Every time I look at my face, I cry... and I hope that my face goes back to how it was... The child, Ali Mushtahi (11 years old), was injured as a result of a bomb explosion in his family’s home, which led to the death of 12 members of his family. The family is requesting assistance in traveling to receive treatment.”
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On January 8, 2024, he posted a video clip of Israeli soldiers shooting a Palestinian woman in Gaza while she surrendered and raised the white flag.
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Dobrolsky commented on the scene, saying, “The footage shows her being shot dead by Israeli forces in the streets of Gaza on November 12, while the woman and others were trying to evacuate while carrying white flags. According to major human rights organizations, you can be sure that the shooting of civilians carrying "The white flag is a very common behavior for Israeli soldiers."
Who is Igor Dobrolsky?
Igor Dobrolski was born in 1987 in the city of Gelenia Gora in the Lower Silesian Governorate, southwestern Poland. He began his adventure with the world of art in 2016. Within a short time, he was able to be appreciated and gain fame all over the world.
Dobrolski spent hours drawing, drawing inspiration from his childhood hometown and his family's collection of art books, which had a profound influence on his practice. “At that time, I was reading about what was happening in the world and I was struck by the shock, the pain, the suffering – I wanted to do something,” Dobrolski said. "It was my way of expressing myself and I felt it in my heart. I was just drawing and sleeping. Drawing and sleeping. Trying to make a difference."
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Motivated by a desire to convey true stories, Dobrolski launched a series of street art campaigns in different countries, using his art to combine Western consumerism with Third World human suffering.
Through his paintings, the Polish artist expressed the harmful impact caused by the collapse of a modern fashion factory in Bangladesh, which led to the death of more than a thousand workers.
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In 2017, he launched from Berlin a campaign called “Christmas in Yemen,” which included collaged scenes of war and poverty, commenting on it by saying, “I just want to give a voice to the voiceless. Because for many, the world is an unforgiving thing.”
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Dobrolski has exhibited his works in numerous international cities such as Miami, Taiwan, London, Los Angeles, Berlin, Warsaw, Rzeszow and Wrocław, collaborating with famous galleries such as Maddox Gallery in London and Jin Huang Gallery in China.
Source: Al Jazeera + social networking sites