7/8/25: A siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused a famine in North Darfur’s capital El-Fasher
(covers @ pierremertens.be/en/covers)
#ArtistsForDarfur #FamineAsWeapon #SudanCrisis #VisualResistance #ArtAsWitness #MassVsIndividual #ConceptualArt #ContextualArt #HumanRightsArt

26/7/25: US confirms it will destroy contraceptives previously designated as aid
(covers @ pierremertens.be/en/covers/)
#ArtAsWitness #VisualResistance #BodilyAutonomy #ContraceptiveRights #HumanRightsArt #FeministArt #ContextualArt #DailyDrawing #ArtistsForJustice #ContemporaryArt #OnKawara

12/5/25: Israel bombs Gaza school, kills 15

Since the death of On Kawara in 2014, I have created one drawing each day — always on a reproduction of another artist’s work.
#OnKawara #DailyDrawing
#ArtAsWitness #GazaUnderAttack #ChildrenInWar
#HumanRightsArt #StopKillingChildren

7/5/2025: Israel has turned 70% of Gaza into no-go zones

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #MassVsIndividual #ContemporaryArt #VisualResistance #ArtistsForPalestine #ArtAndPolitics #NewsAndArt #HumanRightsArt #NoGoZones

26/4/25: US judge arrested as immigration crackdown escalates.

(Since the death of On Kawara in 2014, I create one drawing a day — on a reproduction of an existing artwork)
#JusticeUnderAttack #ContemporaryArt
#FreedomAndMigration #VisualResistance #ArtAndPolitics #HumanRightsArt #RuleOfLaw