Ariel Schlesinger’s series ‘For Those Who Haven’t’ A, 2022

Ariel Schlesinger’s series ‘For Those Who Haven’t’ are oversized candles made of ceramic. Each piece is in a state of anticipation: the wick can either remain unlit, representing the latent possibility of the object, or be lit on a single occasion, leaving a blackened trace on the wall. In both scenarios, the candles embody a sense of suspended time, either holding the future within them (unlit) or bearing the marks of the past (lit).

the news of hospitals being bombed, children being massacred, people dying from the cold, and the famine spreading in gaza does not seem enough to grab attention or make people care.

what new tragedy needs to befall gaza for you to start talking about it? the occupation kills a child every few minutes. people are cold and are starving. refugee camps are being bombed with bombs that can level city blocks.

this all happens because of all of us. we are complicit in this genocide because our governments use the taxes we pay to send weapons to the occupation. weapons that are used to kill children and impose a blockade that is starving 2 million people.

the very fact that we're still going about our days when all of this is going on breaks my heart. especially because we have failed to stop our governments from using our money to arm israel.

i urge you, please be generous and donate to suad and her baby khaled. he is just six months old and suad is unable to find any formula for him. if she finds anything, it is extremely expensive. the baby also needs warm clothes and is suffering from a respiratory problem and needs a nebulizer.

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An example of stromatolite, a layered sedimentary formation caused by photosynthetic bacteria. This example is around 2.2 billion years old.