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Flower Thrower (Love is in the Air)
YEAR
2003
MEDIUM
Spray paint / stencil
LOCATION
Beit Hanina, Jerusalem (Palestinian territories)
COUNTRY
Palestine
[ DESCRIPTION ]
A protester in a throwing stance hurls a bouquet of flowers instead of a weapon.
[ CRITICAL ANALYSIS ]
One of Banksy's most celebrated works, placed on the West Bank barrier. The figure adopts the pose of a rioter but replaces a Molotov cocktail with flowers, subverting the imagery of conflict and asking what resistance through beauty might look like.
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