PALESTINA: Tragedy and Hope in the 21st Century - Whimperbang Press, 2026
Marcelo Guimarães Lima
PALESTINA - tragedy and hope
in the 21sst century
2026
“PALESTINA: Tragedy and Hope in the 21st Century” by artist and historian Marcelo Guimarães Lima.
Overview
In
our present time, the ongoing Palestinian genocide is a human-made
disaster of global proportions and long term consequences. The condition
to reflect about and to represent this kind of human tragedy is to be
able to face the horrors of war and genocide that defy our sense of
humanity without being overwhelmed or paralyzed in our hearts and minds.
Art can help us to confront inhumanity, human cruelty and barbarism as
such, without masking illusions, by preserving our capacity for empathy,
for self-reflection and subjective autonomy.
In artistic
reflection and representation, our direct emotional reaction becomes
part of an active response, not just a momentary, passive feeling. It
allows us to look into the eye of tragedy without succumbing to despair
and violence. It allows us to counter those who deny our common
humanity.
Publication Date: Apr 14, 2026, by Whimperbang Press, Nyack, New York 10960.
Language: English
ISBN: 979-8-90417-306-7
Category: Art & Photography
Copyright
© 2026: All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not
be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express
written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief
quotations in a book review. All works of art and writing by Marcelo
Guimarães Lima are © by Marcelo Guimarães Lima. Poem and art by Raymond
Prucher are © by Raymond Prucher.
Contributors: By (artist and author): Marcelo Guimarães Lima; Edited by: Raymond Prucher; Book design by: Raymond Prucher
Specifications
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover Case Wrap
Interior: Full Color
Dimensions: Square (8.5 x 8.5 in / 216 x 216 mm)
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