The Israeli military response to the horrific Hamas attack on Oct 7 makes me uneasy about taking a staunch stand for either side of the conflict, for fear of interpreting one or both in an overly simplified way. I choose to express my despair by showing the devastation of a Gazan city, inviting viewers to visually experience the chaos and destruction. With bomb smoke darkening the once vibrant sky, this urban scene could be 9/11, Kyiv, Aleppo, or Dresden. Einstein once ventured, "I know not with what weapons WW3 will be fought, but WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones."

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