Youssef al-Hindi makes dolls from tin tents and paper dough. Marionette dolls are artificial figures whose movements are controlled by a person.
The dolls assume roles in plays known as puppet shows, or the art of araguz. The Indian made a doll embodying the character of the child “YousseF,” who was killed by Israel during its war on the Gaza Strip that broke out last October. The artist, who is in the displacement camps in the city of Rafah in the far south of Gaza Strip, adds, “My talent, will, idea, and desire to make children happy"