Matthew Collings: GAZA : Verena Kerfin Gallery, Köthener Strasse 28, Berlin 10963
Current
exhibition
Overview
GAZA shows ten new paintings by Matthew Collings that deal with the suffering of civilians in Gaza. The focus is on human loss through military violence – the destruction of families, schools, cultural places, and everyday lives.
One example is the portrait of Palestinian artist Heba Zagout, who was killed in 2023 along with two of her children during an airstrike. The painting is based on one of her last public appearances, where she said that art was her way of expressing Palestinian identity.
Collings uses stories like hers as a starting point to reflect on death, pain, and the lives that get erased. The paintings don’t show war scenes directly, but quiet images of loss and disappearance. GAZA is a protest and a reflection on the cost of war – a cost always paid by civilians, with their lives.
To view the catalogue of the show please click here.
One example is the portrait of Palestinian artist Heba Zagout, who was killed in 2023 along with two of her children during an airstrike. The painting is based on one of her last public appearances, where she said that art was her way of expressing Palestinian identity.
Collings uses stories like hers as a starting point to reflect on death, pain, and the lives that get erased. The paintings don’t show war scenes directly, but quiet images of loss and disappearance. GAZA is a protest and a reflection on the cost of war – a cost always paid by civilians, with their lives.
To view the catalogue of the show please click here.
Installation Views
Works
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Matthew CollingsMosab Abu Toha, 2025
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Matthew CollingsMohammed Sami Qariqa, 2025
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Matthew CollingsNour al-Din Hajjaj, 2025
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Matthew CollingsSaleem Al-Naffar, 2025
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Matthew CollingsRefaat Al-Areer, 2025
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Matthew CollingsHeba Zagout, 2025
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Matthew CollingsHala Alyan, 2025
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Matthew CollingsFatima Hassouna, 2025
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Matthew CollingsFadwa Tuqan, 2025
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Matthew CollingsHiba Kamal Abu Nada, 2025
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