There are names that are forgotten, that cannot survive the cruelty of reality, of man, of war. Without even noticing, while Western squares fill more and more with people who still believe in humanity, some names have already disappeared. They are the names of the Palestinians killed in Gaza, bombed in their own homes.
We have always been taught that not forgetting is the most important thing, because if we forget atrocities, if we forget what happened, it will inevitably happen again.
It is obvious to everyone that this has already happened, but there are people who continue to fight to remember.
Thus was born the project 5.7 km di grida nel silenzio, created by Cristina Pedrocco — a Venetian textile artist and cultural activist — and Elena Gradara, who specializes in sustainability in the textile sector.
On September 2 they launched on Instagram the call for artists “Textile Artists for Gaza,” inviting followers to work on pieces of fabric on which to sew, write, or imprint the names of the 20,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza from October 2023 to today.
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Dozens and dozens of people answered this call, working alone, with friends, or with family, making sure the names of 20,000 innocent children are honored.
Once the embroidery is finished, the fabric pieces will be sewn together to form a ribbon 5.7 kilometers long — roughly the distance between the coast and Capri, between San Siro stadium and Piazza del Duomo in Milan, and between the Vatican Museums and Garbatella. The final goal will be to unroll it in several Italian squares, allowing those names to walk with us and restoring the dignity denied and taken by violence.
The plan is to entrust this ribbon to a museum or a foundation capable of preserving it, in the hope that future generations will never forget.
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