Doves of Despair
@ND1B__
2025
Sun printed textiles and embroidery
Sun printed keffiyeh embroidered with tatreez. My main focus was to portray a sense of hope with a sense of despair. The dove is synonymous with peace. Blood trickles from the dove, but it is not clear where the source of blood is from.
*This piece was featured in the art exhibition, Here the Birds’ Journey Begins, on April 26th, 2025, and was sold for $500 that were sent to families in Gaza.
“The dove, an icon of peace, has blood soaked feathers. It's meant for the viewer to question the source of blood.”
@ND1B__ is a first generation Palestinian, born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago. For more than half her life, her passion has been photography, but she has recently fallen in love with tatreez (centuries old Palestinian embroidery).