Targeted: 100+ Kites

Southwest

When

Sept. 23–Oct. 25, 2024

Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

Free

Where

North View Gallery

12000 SW 49th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

The following description was submitted by the event organizer.

Inspired by the poem “If I Must Die” by the Palestinian academic and writer Refaat Alareer, Targeted: 100+ Kites commemorates the journalists who have been killed or gone missing in Gaza since the war began. The installation includes more than 100 handmade kites and original projections and sounds created by a team of Portland artists led by Huneidi.  

“When the idea for this installation began to develop in late 2023,” says Huneidi, “more than forty journalists had been killed. I titled the piece knowing the toll would continue to grow.” As of August 23, 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists has investigated the killing of at least 116 journalists and media workers in Gaza, making it the deadliest period for journalists since the organization began documenting such deaths in 1992.

In this time of immense devastation, the installation provides a space for people to gather in solidarity. “Working with artists and other collaborators on this project, I have been reminded of the power of community and creativity,” Huneidi notes. “We must continue to find each other, in our full humanity, and to refuse to let what is happening be ignored.”

The installation was created as a fundraiser for the Committee to Protect Journalists (https://cpj.org), which works globally wherever media workers are attacked or endangered, and for Anera (https://www.anera.org/) and the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (https://www.pcrf.net/), which provide food, medical care, education, and other necessities for people in Gaza. Although entry to the installation is free, visitors may donate to these organizations via their respective websites.