This Artist's Posters Capture The Hope And The Heartbreak Of The Syrian Conflict
BuzzFeed - Latest 2014-10-22
Summary:
Fares Cachoux’s striking designs illustrate three and a half years of bloody uprising in Syria.
"Each poster is a cry," he told BuzzFeed, "which hopefully will reach somebody's ears, so that they can know, maybe years from now, what happened in Syria.
"For the moment, the sound of weapons is dominating, but when all that stops, these posters will help to keep the story of Syrian people alive."
"The People"
This poster marks the mood of the first demonstrations of the Syrian uprising in March 2011. The man depicted on the right is Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose silhouette appears throughout the series.
Courtesy of Fares Cachoux
"Al-Qashoush"
The songbird in this poster represents Ibrahim Qashoush, a singer from Hama who wrote protest songs against Assad. Qashoush, whose name means "lion", went missing in the summer of 2011. Hama residents found his body in a local river with his throat cut, and, they claimed, his vocal cords torn out.
Courtesy of Fares Cachoux
"Homs"
In 2011, the city of Homs was the "capital" of the Syrian revolution, putting up an early fight against the Assad regime. Afterwards, the city was besieged by government forces, had many of its oldest neighborhoods destroyed, and came back under the control of the regime.
Courtesy of Fares Cachoux