2025 | Editorial
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He/Him - Why did you create this work?
I was asked to create a drawing with text portraying Salwa Duaibis, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and co-founder of Military Court Watch, which monitors the treatment of Palestinian kids in Israeli military detention. My son and I met Salwa in a London café on 28/07/2023, a few weeks before Hamas attacked Israel. Salwa told us about her work in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territories. - How were your illustrations used?
This piece, along with the work of other artists around the issue of Palestinian kids in military detention, was supposed to be exhibited in the USA and Israel in November 2023. In light of the events of 7 October, the project was paused. In August 2024, I learned that Salwa passed away in Jerusalem at the age of 63. The Italian weekly 'Internazionale' published this drawing in November 2024. - What materials and techniques did you use?
Line drawings were done with pencil on A2 sketch paper using reference photos I took on location. I scanned the drawings and placed them into my layout programme where I also coloured them. Text is written with a digital version of my hand writing and is based on an interview I conducted with Salwa. - Was this project commissioned?
Commissioned - Commissioner Name
Original commissioners: Hanoch Piven and Robert Newman (Broken Dreams project) / Commission to publish the work in Italian: Elena Boille (Internazionale Magazine) - Commissioner Company
Internazionale magazine (Italy) - Commissioner Instagram
@hanochpiven @newmanology @internazionale - Who was the work commissioned for?
I was originally commissioned to do the piece by the Israeli illustrator Hanoch Piven and the NYC based creative director Robert Newman as part of 'Broken Dreams', a project aiming to raise awareness of the situation of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention. - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
olivierkugler.com/
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@olivier_kugler_illustration - Biography
Olivier is a London-based illustrator and visual journalist. He has travelled to Iran, Laos, Iraq, Cairo, Ghana and many other places on assignment for publications including The Guardian, Harper’s Magazine, Revue 21 and Reportagen. He has done extensive reporting on Syrian refugees and a book collecting this work (Escaping Wars and Waves). The book has won major design and illustration awards. - Where are you currently based?
United Kingdom (UK)
