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Love is Kind

ART BOOK
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INTRODUCTION
"Love is kind: youth prevent domestic violence through Art" is an Erasmus+ youth
exchange project which took place in the village of Drugan, Radomir municipality,
Bulgaria from 11-19th of July 2021.

The youth exchange included 26 participants (17-30 years old) residing in Bulgaria,
Serbia, Hungary and Italy among whom were natives from 11 countries, including
Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, Italy, India, Finland, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Palestine,
Pakistan and Colombia.

During the program the young people learned about domestic and intimate partner
violence through a variety of non-formal education activities, discussed how to
build healthy relationships, explored art as a tool for advocacy and created art
works to raise awareness and contribute to domestic and intimate partner
violence prevention through daily thematic workshops.

In this digital book you can see the art pieces created by "Love is Kind"
participants along with short descriptions of each work. As you will see our
participants did not limit themselves to a single art form, they experimented and
created memorable art works utilizing visual art, live performance, speech, writing
and more.

We hope our art book will inspire you to reflect on your own relationships, and
consider how they can be improved in order to be as fulfilling and nurturing as
possible.

The project was organized by:


Foundation "SolidarityWorks", village of Drugan, Bulgaria
www.solidarityworks.eu | hello@solidarityworks.eu | Facebook page | Instagram

International partners:
Edit Centar, Novi Sad, Serbia
Impuls, Tutin, Serbia
Youth in One Association, Budapest, Hungary
Young Effect, Magenta, Italy

"Love is Kind" photos | "Love is Kind" Videos


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Part I

GENDER
PORTRAITS
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VIKTÓRIA PEITLI, HUNGARY

Gender is colorful
This painting represents that all of us have a masculine and a feminine side.
How we identify our gender has an impact on the way we think about our
sexuality which is colorful and free. On another hand, I wanted to illustrate
that to be in a healthy relationship, first we have to love ourselves.
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SALMAN KHAN, PAKISTAN

I represented my gender identity with a white piece of paper because I


want to to keep my choices open for the upcoming possibilities. The
white paper may look empty but the white color is the combination of
the seven different colors. This represents that I am a deep and
emotional person, in order to know more about me you have to look
deep.
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SHAMS SHIPAR, BANGLADESH

Through this picture I wanted to show my gender identity. The black side of it
represents the tough side of me before I met the opposite gender. The red side
represent my child-like tendency to view the world.
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YOANNA GENKOVA, BULGARIA

A combination of every single detail of the reality which is inside/surrounds me.


My young age makes my portrait colourful and bright but at the same time there
is a lot of white space which indicates that there are many voids within me that
I will fill in the future. I feel like a supernova - an explosion of feelings, ideas,
wishes, passions.
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MILICA LAZAREVIĆ, SERBIA

There is a hand with five fingers. Fingers are covered in different parts. As the
fingers are covered so some part is also covered more precisely the part we are
showing is covered. Different colors represent that we are all made of different
colors, opinions, desires and that they all come with different backgrounds. The
man in the middle represents us who bravely stand in front of all our thoughts,
attitudes, opinions, and desires. The hand on a person represents the person or the
person as a whole.
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KRISTIAN TOMIĆ, SERBIA

There is a hand with five fingers representing a human being. Some fingers
are showing, and some are not which symbolically represents how we show
and hide certain parts of our inner selves. The different colors represent
that we are all made of different opinions and desires and that we all come
with different backgrounds. The person in the middle represents us, the
humans who bravely stand in front of all our thoughts, attitudes, opinions,
and desires.
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AVYANSH BHARDWAJ, INDIA


Who are you?
Are you the one you choose to be?
OR
The one society asks or wants you to be?

You know, the roles are set for us.

Our society is gendered, I don’t think there are many hairs to split there.
I do, however, think that a lot of that gendering, regardless of origin, is being
perpetuated by our own, internalized concepts of female, male, and all that lies
in between.

If you’re a female, you’re supposed to stay at home, take care of the kids, be
emotional, and be a sexual object. You’re not allowed to show too much but, you
also can’t be too pure. Oh, you don’t have a man? Well, you better find one if you
don’t want to be forever alone. Do you cook? Then you’re ready to be a wife. You
can’t cook? Your husband won’t be happy and he needs to eat, so you better
learn. What do you mean you want to be strong? You cannot be stronger than a
man. Oh, you like sports? What do you know about sports when you’re not a guy?

And if you’re a guy, then why are you so emotional? What do you mean you don’t
like sports? All guys love sports. Wait you’re in a committed relationship? You
don’t want to have fun? Do you want to be a stay at home dad? Save that for your
wife. Oh, your wife makes more money than you? Leave her to be the man of the
house.

We’ve slowly adapted to the roles that society has created for our gender. We
limit ourselves to what we can do and what we can’t. We judge others for what
they are doing and if they’re doing more than what is expected of them for their
gender, we criticize and believe they aren’t qualified.

I’m breaking away from gender roles because they don't matter anymore. Males
and Females both are strong, beautiful and independent and are worthy to be
loved and valued. At the end of the day we’re all equal.

It’s okay for both genders to cry and to be emotional. You should not be judged
by what you do and what you like and what you don’t like. The gender roles that
society puts on us, should not define the way we live. Be you.

And that, just that, leaves me with a strong desire to smile in hope that I cn fully
realize that the limits of my gender don't have to limit me. I don’t do things just
to prove a point. There is no point, and that is the point.
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VARGA RÉKA, HUNGARY

I sat down. I told the audience how I felt. I told them that I see people as
humans, not as girls or boys. I shared with them my own inner fight while I put
on different shades of paint on my body to represent all the influences that make
me wanna act or feel differently.

Seeing what’s out there makes me wanna be a different person and makes me
wanna be so many things at once but in this process I actually am nothing,
because I can’t be everything all together. I have to be me and me.

Also I put on this song called Reagan by Killer Mike, which represented the
sophists that we have to deal with everyday, the manipulation, and the pressure
to fight everything that comes in front of us because it seems that there’s no
place for weakness. Even when we feel weak, we have to do it in a strong way
because it’s expected from us.
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ANDRÁS SZŰCS, HUNGARY

My gender identity has been built in my childhood, that's why my


childhood's favorite colors are placed on the bottom of the drawing.
I'm stable with my male gender, maybe that's why the body similar
like a box. I put my heart in it, because it's open.
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MILICA NIKOLOV, SERBIA


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FALLAH MEREI, PALESTINE


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ZUBAIR MUZAFFAR, PAKISTAN

The painting represent my stages of life based on my gender as a male, how it


started with dark blue color - having no empathy, being ruthless as I was into
sports which taught me that either we win, or we lose. But with life
experience there was a transition, and I started changing into light blue, being
more tolerant, and then green when I was in love. There were also some
violence and some hate included, but as we progress we see all three colors
together making me ruthless, patient and loving person at the same time.
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NORHIDAYU GIN YEE, MALAYSIA

My imagination is a mountain and a book that can fly. There are 2 Reasons why I
choose Books And Mountains.
First, books make you fly. Books change the way you see the world. Books bring
you to a different world. Books build your character, hard work, personal life,
and shape you. Books teach you about cultural differences and build your
understanding of different nations and races. Books help you travel.

How about the mountain?


In the past people searched for love through the journey from one mountain to another. This
shows how valuable and respectful love was in the past. It took time and required effort. The
mountain also represents hardship and baggage while we hike and go through the journey. Your
dream is calling, and you need to let go so many things behind you. After the hardest climb, the
best view will await you.

"The mountain is calling and I must go." - John Muir


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LINDA KÄÄRIÄ, FINLAND

This art represents my gender identity. I identify as a female.


The hand represents my freedom of choice since I come from
a country where questioning your gender identity is more
acceptable. The cross represents the restrictions that gender
norms still bring into my life. The social pressure is still very
much present to act in a certain way based on my gender.
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Part II

TYPES &
ROOTS OF
ABUSE
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VIKTÓRIA PEITLI, HUNGARY

With this creation I wanted to illustrate how toxic it can be if we are in any type
of relationship with someone (family member, friend, intimate partner, collegуе,
etц.) who plays with us like with a doll. It's important to realize if we have an
unhealthy relationship with someone, and to not be allowed to be manipulated.
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YVON NAVARRO, COLOMBIA &


MILICA LAZAREVIC, SERBIA

On the right side of the painting you can see the struggle, the pain represented
with the red color, then the black color of the steps in isolation. We have a step
forward and the fist representing the fight against any type of violence. Around
the fist and to the right edge of the painting we see that the fight continues. The
left side of the painting represents our vision for a better world where there is
love , kindness, tenderness, freedom, patience and connection between people
all around the world.
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KRISTIAN TOMIĆ, SERBIA

The big cloud represents a community with a lot of people of


different colors who support a broken, tyrannical man. The man is
empty inside and also broken outside. There is a reddish color in the
wounds which signifies violence but also community help. There is
also the sun which is not happy because the people are not happy.
The man carries a sickle and a hammer on his chest, but that is not
meant as a communist symbol. It signifies the continuation of the
struggle, a strong struggle because there is no surrender! The man is
waving. After all, he does not want to show his wounds because he
prefers to keep silent about it. There is a band on his mouth because
another part of the community has silenced him.
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YOANNA GENKOVA, BULGARIA

Sometimes people tend to romanticize a problematic situation in order


to cope with it in their own way or because media has taught them that
this is something normal for relationships. The texture and the colors
of the painting suggest that the romanticized concept of violence has
many layers, shades and projections which may appeal to the eye of few
beholders but it still consists of anger, hatred, lack of control,
negativity.
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NORHIDAYU GIN YEE, MALAYSIA

Bella is a Down syndrome orphan kid who was beaten and physically
abused by her foster family. She is now hospitalized in Malaysia for
treatment. Lets pray for her justice.
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AVYANSH BHARDWAJ, INDIA &


ANITA MAHMUTOVIĆ, SERBIA

In patriarchal societies, such as India, where a few states have low sex ratio. The male are higher in
number compared to female population. Having a girl child are least desired, and not
given equal importance as that of boy child. Girls are unwanted, considered a burden
because of various reasons, one of them being that they do not benefit the parents in any way. They are
killed while still unborn or after birth. This leads to more issues such as; Intimate partner voilence,
Gender based voilence, low sex ratio, higher male population, and leads to more patriarchal setup where
women are not given equal chance for social and economic participation. This picture urges people to
accept girl child as equal as boys and have them with equal love and dignity.
- Avy
In Serbia until recently parents (fathers especially) preferred to have a baby boy, so they put pressure on
women and continued to have children until they had a boy. Sometimes they had 10 female children.This
was associated with domestic violence against girls, raping, etc. We should be equal and feel wanted and
loved no matter what is our gender.

- Anita
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DANIELE, SALMAN,
ZUBAIR, LINDA

Live art

Scene: A person is holding a white canvas and several perpetrators commit violent
acts against him by throwing colors at him. Both the canvas and the person's body
get dirty.

Meaning: The ton-apart canvas with color splashes is what others can see and what
the victim can share about the abuse. However, violence is much more than what
meets the eye. Violence leaves traces that the victim may not be able to see and to
express. This is represented by the color splashes over the body of the victim.

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TARA MITIĆ, SERBIA

This art is inspired by rape survivors, how they feel alone. In an interview I
heard a rape survivor saying that even after all the time that had passed she
could still feel the hands of her rapist on her.
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NOVAK STANISIĆ, SERBIA

Economic violence is a frequent but not very known form of partner abuse.
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MILICA NIKOLOV, SERBIA

Women who have experienced domestic or intimate partner violence


often feel silenced by the perpetrator as well as other people who
don't want her to speak about her abuse.
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AVYANSH BHARDWAJ, INDIA

This portrait unfolds the toxic truth people tend to ignore in any kind of
relationship. A lot of people under the rug of love accept injustice and
violent acts towards them thinking it's fine to be hurt in love, but love is an
act that is supposed to help one grow and be healthy. In any case, love is not
supposed to make someone feel otherwise, if it's making someone feel
unworthy, making them feel that they are not enough and they are not given
their space to exist, that's a red flag and good enough reason for someone to
back out.
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YVONNE NAVARRO, COLOMBIA

THE RIDICULE SEXISM GAME

Objective:
Develop tools to approach the sexism in daily life using our creativity, "healthy sarcasm" and
smartness.

Activity
*Divide the group in peers and give them an example of a sexist remark.
*Encourage them to find a smart, acid and interesting answer to:
* Stop the violent situation IMMEDIATELY.
* EMPOWER the person to respect their RIGHTS
* PREVENT FURTHER VIOLENCE
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NOVAK STANISIĆ, SERBIA

Online harassment is becoming a widespread form of abuse in dating and


intimate partner relationships.
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ANITA MAHMUTOVIĆ, SERBIA &


ANDRÁS SZŰCS, HUNGARY

Domestic Violence research shows that 1 of 3 women are victims of DV. The two
red hearts feature words related to healthy love, the things and feelings which we
should be present in a healthy relationships. The third one is filled with words
which are associated with pain, unhealthy relations, they are colored in red and
black as they relate to the dark side of love.

Through this art piece the victim is encouraged to recognize their situation, and
seek support at the hotline number which is provided.
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NORHIDAYU GIN YEE, MALAYSIA

This poster is inspired by my aunt who went through intimate partner


violence in her past marriage. Now she is happy with her life, and on this
photo I was sitting next to her after her first achievement after she left her
abuser- buying a new car.
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Part III

FINAL
PROJECTS
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ZUBAIR MUZAFFAR, PAKISTAN

The red color surrounding the couple arguing portrays love and violence at the
same time. The painting aims to raise awareness about how we can tackle conflicts
by remaining connected through physical touch, not forgetting that in conflict we
should try to resolve the issue constructively, not add more fuel to the fire. The
heart in between the couple is a reminder to not let go of the affection and desire
to reconnect.
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VIKTÓRIA PEITLI, HUNGARY

Build roots together


Target group: adults in relationship with the mindset to work on their
relationship

I wanted to represent that everyone comes from a different background, with


different morals, thoughts and if we want to build a healthy relationship we
have to work on it together, otherwise it won't be possible to make the
relationship grow, and develop.
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NORHIDAYU GIN YEE, MALAYSIA

I have used the mosquito as a metaphor for violence which causes pain and
leaves a mark on people, both physically and psychologically.
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ANITA MAHMUTOVIĆ, SERBIA

I was really amazed by learning about Advocacy. That influenced me so much.


I chose the message "We believe you", because I believe in the power of this
sentence. It is directed to the victim, because they might not have anyone to talk
with, anyone who believes them, listens to them and recognizes them. So, I believe,
if they see this message, they will feel more comfortable to ask for help, and talk
about what the experienced.
The twigs around the message symbolize new life, growing, and peace. The things
which are at the end of twigs look like flowers, but actually those are arms, which
symbolize community support, together we will be stronger, powerful, dominated.
My thoughts were, if any victim sees the message, it will find the courage to call
for help, to speak about, to report, to stop the violence.
The target group is young people who are in intimate relationships, because I hope
that if we help them to recognize and end intimate partner violence in their earlier
years then they won't remain victims.
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SALMAN KHAN, PAKISTAN


Intimate Partner Violence Infosheet Good communication!
In order to avoid misunderstandings,
Definition: its very important to communicate.
It is a pattern of abusive behavior in
any relationship that is used by one Anger control!
partner to gain or maintain control Controlling your anger at the time of
over another partner. anger is better than regretting it for
years.
Types of IPV
Physical violence Fighting Fair!
Sextual violence Partners should make some rules and
Psychological violence boundaries for arguments and fights.

Reasons for IPV Equality!


Lack of Compatibility No one is superior to another. Both
Trust Issues partners should treat each other
Misunderstandings equally.
Lack of communication
Lack of time Summary:
Intimate partner relation is a mingle
How can Intimate partner yarn of joys and sorrows, and it is
relationships be Healthy? unnatured to
separate them. So, appreciate your
Mutual Respect! partners at their best and support
Bother partners have to respect each them at their weak
other times. Always remember that Life is
good when you are happy, but life is
Trust! better when your
Trust is the foundation of every partner is happy because of you.
relationship if the foundation is weak
the building will fall.

Safety!
Both partners should feel secure with
each other both physically and
emotionally.

Honesty!
Partners should be open and honest
with each other.

Compromise!
Partners need to compromise with
each other, because relationship is
about mutual understanding.
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YOANNA GENKOVA, BULGARIA

The topic of my final project is Healthy Relationships. However, it does not


focus only on the connection that one has with their chosen romantic partner,
but every other type of relationship - the ones we have with our family, friends,
colleagues, etc.
Every single one of the relationships we have created should give us mainly
positive outcomes - a variety of emotions, dreams, stability, motivation.

The three main colors are:


Purple - the color which according to me symbolizes passion; the perfect
combination between red and blue, feminine and masculine
Yellow - symbolizes the sun; a healthy relationship illuminates our lives and
gives us warmth, navigates us, males us glow like the sun
Green - symbolizes serenity and peacefulness; one could imagine a beautiful
forest full of green trees and think about their roots which keep the ground
stable and the beauty they give to the world.
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AVYANSH BHARDWAJ, INDIA


Words I scribbled years ago:

Maa, I'm sorry I've lost faith in your Gods and I'm sorry I won't raise my hands in prayer again. I'm
sorry I'm running behind things, things that are ruining my life. I'm sorry but I never read what you
write. I know your intentions are good but my mind is black.
Maa, I'm sorry that I turned out to be the black sheep and I suffer from radical paralysis and the web of
rational death crosses the path of my dreams and stands like a giant wall each day. I'm the worst of
them all and the plague has caught me. You don't know my mind, it troubles me, and I'm weak so don't
push me further.
Maa, don't tell me l am the best in my trade and there was no one like me, they tell me all the time I
live in a world which is a possibility in the damp old sheets and it hurts me that there is no one to who
has carved the path no one to walk the path with. Maa, the ones who love me call me a dreamer, but my
dreams make me dizzy till I don't shut my eyes again. I dream of the hills each day and they call me
back home.
Maa, do you remember the quiet and kind child? I was if you do remind me again, remind me of the
time when I was happy because I have trouble, I stay up all night to remember that child. If I could
leave I would have done by now, don't pull me back to life again and again, don't be an enemy.
Maa, don't tell me you keep me in your prayers and one day I will get what I deserve and that I
have all your love, it only makes it harder to leave. Maa, I'm sorry I never really did grow up
when everyone close to me was turning grey. and Maa don't put your hopes on my back, a child
of dust and fire I never meant to stay... I'm sorry.

I never knew what love was growing up.


It changed every night. It changed every day.
Sometimes it never showed up at all.
It was going to bed, hoping no one came into the room.
Hoping everyone was gone so I could write down what I thought was wrong.
Love to me was evident even in its absence.
For most places I lived. I felt all too much at times and it took a toll on me.
But I still saw with my eyes what it could be.
I saw it and learned it from people around who were crazy about each other. Love never knew me, but I
knew it.
Over time I grabbed bits and pieces from the people I was around, the energies I picked up on the side
of the road, from anything that would allow me to have some of their time and welcome me into their
space.
Today I am different. I am able. I am not lost. I am a new human.
I still chase love as if it never stops for me. As if it doesn't see my hands in the air almost ready to give
up on it. It knows I am there, that I am here.
I am still willing to have my heart broken into a million pieces because sometimes, that is love in its
purest form. It doesn't know its own strength, just as I don't.
Not yet anyway, maybe not ever. I'll never get tired of waking up and hoping I did enough right things
in my life up until now for love to find me again.
For it to finally stay long enough to know my nightmares aren't meant for the one I am with.
They mean you no harm. I promise. It is just my heart and soul and mind at war with feelings buried
deeper than light. But I might have found what has been chasing me all this time.
Something greater than any love I could give. Greater than my own. And to have that, I'd gladly replay
my life without changing anything or anyone ever leaving the first time. Today, it feels like the first
time that someone might have the guts to stay.
I think I am good enough for a little fight in someone.
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MILICA NIKOLOV, SERBIA

This digital art piece aims to inspire women to fight for their rights,
and not allow others to treat them unequally.
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LINDA KÄÄRIÄ, FINLAND

Violence is accepted in many cultures as a part of family life, and


this art is created to spread awareness, and to show that violence on
any level should not be acceptable.
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DANIELE PASQUARELLI, ITALY

What?

What's healthy? What's relationship?


And how we can bring these words together?
The first cause of breaking up between a couple are the
misunderstandings and the expectations that we have towards our
partner.

We don't speak the same language also if we have born in the same
country, we don't have the same needs also if we are together since a
while. To understand our partner we should understand how he perceives
our speech, our gesture and our activities.

If you're talking with someone, your goal is that the other person
understand you, if it doesn't, it means that you and him were not on the
same page. Don't expect that he understands you, don't expect that the
other person would anticipate your words, don't expect because you'll get
hurt. Speak clearly, now is your turn to investigate the roots of the
misunderstanding and keep trying to adjust your messages for your
partner.

You'll get surprised about understanding the others is the first step to
understand yourself.

And, please, remember that I do not understand you.


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YVONNE NAVARRO, COLOMBIA


IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHER, THE SISTER AND THE FEMALE SPIRIT.
I-AM-IN

Daughter of the burned witches


I built my magic with my own hands,
from the field full of corpses,
I took the blood of my sisters
and I painted my flag.
The fear disapears
doesn't exist anymore,
the sickness lasted many years
but we put it in the tomb.
Here is my heart
deep red as the anarchy,
irreverent as the female wildness,
growing violent with the unfair realities.
I'll rip my clothes,
I'll let my self
run naked to your body's door,
I'll go inside of you
through your belly button,
I'll break you,
I'll break you with kisses
I'll break you with my fight's kisses.
I'll break you with my figth's kisses and we are going to explode!!!
Do you hear the echo from your mother's tears after having been hurt?
So come, SCREAM WITH ME!!!
Do you feel the smell of the woman recently raped, laid unconscious in the
dark street?
So come, SCREAM WITH ME!!!
Do you feel in your veins the hot blood coming from the genitals of the
girls mutilated in their first breath?
So come, SCREAM WITH ME!!!
I am a woman,
I am a brave woman,
I am a couragious brake-the-rules woman,
and I call you dear woman:
Come here!!!
And I call the woman within you boy,
Come here now!!!
Take my hand,
Raise your voice,
Rebuild your roots,
Act immediately against sexism,
don't let anyone shut you up,
Coz together we are better!!
Coz together we are transformation,
Coz together we are creators!!
COME HERE, COME NOW, AND FIGHT WITH ME!!!
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THANK YOU!
"Love is kind: youth prevent domestic violence through Art" is an Erasmus+ youth
exchange project which took place in the village of Drugan, Radomir municipality,
Bulgaria from 11-19th of July 2021.

The youth exchange included 26 participants (17-30 years old) residing in Bulgaria,
Serbia, Hungary and Italy among whom were natives from 11 countries, including
Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, Italy, India, Finland, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Palestine,
Pakistan and Colombia.

During the program the young people learned about domestic and intimate partner
violence through a variety of non-formal education activities, discussed how to
build healthy relationships, explored art as a tool for advocacy and created art
works to raise awareness and contribute to domestic and intimate partner
violence prevention through daily thematic workshops.

In this digital book you can see the art pieces created by "Love is Kind"
participants along with short descriptions of each work. As you will see our
participants did not limit themselves to a single art form, they experimented and
created memorable artworks utilizing visual art, live performance, speech, writing
and more.

We hope our art book will inspire you to reflect on your own relationships, and
consider how they can be improved in order to be as fulfilling and nurturing as
possible.

The project was organized by:


Foundation "SolidarityWorks", village of Drugan, Bulgaria
www.solidarityworks.eu | hello@solidarityworks.eu | Facebook page | Instagram

International partners:
Edit Centar, Novi Sad, Serbia
Impuls, Tutin, Serbia
Youth in One Association, Budapest, Hungary
Young Effect, Magenta, Italy

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