The Tug Of War V

2020
Mixed media on 6 canvas panels
180" x 72
 
War is happening RIGHT NOW in Goma, where these exact children reside.  Although I am thousands of kilometres away, I am also right there, with these young people, in my heart.  I know why there is war in Congo, but I don't understand how our world, in this day and age, lets it happen.  I would have hoped the human race would have been more evolved by 2025.

This piece is an amazing image of strength, power and above all else, joy. These are some of the young women of the Tchukudu Children, for whom we raise funds to help support in Goma, DR Congo. The Tchukudu Kids are a group of 140 orphans that have been directly affected by the ongoing violence in and around the North Kivu region of DR Congo. The children are all being cared for, housed, educated and loved. This larger scale piece was created as a counterpoint piece to Wall of Courage, in that it shows the joy and resilience of the human spirit and how these young people who have suffered so intensely, can still rejoice in the simple pleasure of play.