Malak Mattarʼs 2023 oil on canvas painting “Mother Nature Embracing the Boy and His Horse” is on display at the Garden Court Chambers in London through the end of 2023
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In “Mother Nature Embracing the Boy and His Horse,” interlocking figures are wreathed in colorful clothes with avian and equestrian patterns. The piece takes its origin from four boys who were killed while playing soccer on a beach in 2014, shelled by an Israeli naval gunship. Examining pictures taken at the scene, Mattar noticed the tired look of one boy as he fed a sleepy horse, unaware of his own imminent death.
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