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Yara Hasko: An Artist from Afrin Depicts War Conflicts in 30 Paintings
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The exhibition represents a unique artistic experience combining pain and hope by embodying contradictory emotions generated under ongoing conflict, while the artist managed to transform the shock of
Visual artist Yara Hasko is preparing to open her solo exhibition at the Kulturvan Center in Amuda on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 5:00 PM.
Hasko, who hails from Afrin in northwestern Syria, revealed that the exhibition contains 30 paintings of various sizes, embodying her personal experience amid the contradictions and conflicts of war.
In an exclusive interview with Levant News, the artist highlighted that her paintings explore a wide spectrum of human emotions, from struggle and surrender to attempts, grief, pain, love, and desire for life.
Hasko explained that she organized the exhibition through her own efforts, noting that invitations were sent to various cultural entities and individuals interested in visual art.
The artist spoke about her deepening relationship with art following the occupation of Afrin in 2018 and Ras al-Ain/Serê Kaniyê in 2019, indicating her profound impact by the fate of both cities.
Hasko revealed her early passion for art and her dream of studying arts at the Higher Institute before turning to engineering studies, only to return to the art world after completing her university education.
The exhibition continues for a full week at the Kulturvan Center, offering visitors the opportunity to explore a unique artistic vision blending pain and hope in the context of the Syrian war.
The Turkish army and Syrian opposition militants occupied the Afrin region in March 2018 after a two-month wide-scale attack, leading to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of its original inhabitants, amid looting and systematic demographic change through bringing thousands of foreign settlers from other areas and housing them in the homes of the displaced.
The same scenario was repeated in October 2019, when the Turkish army and its factions launched an attack on Ras al-Ain/Serê Kaniyê, using warplanes and heavy artillery, resulting in the displacement of tens of thousands of civilian residents, before occupying the city and imposing Turkification and settlement policies, making a radical change in the region's demographic composition.
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