‘Echo of Lost Innocence’: Powerful art installation in Msheireb Downtown honours Gaza’s children

Doha, Qatar: An evocative artwork Echo of Lost Innocence was unveiled yesterday at Barahat Msheireb in Msheireb Downtown Doha, as part of an initiat...

Doha, Qatar: An evocative artwork ‘Echo of Lost Innocence’ was unveiled yesterday at Barahat Msheireb in Msheireb Downtown Doha, as part of an initiative to present multiple voices advocating for action against the war in Gaza by featuring works and designs by local artists.

The art installation features more than 15,000 small teddy bear sculptures, each representing a child’s life lost during the ongoing conflict in Gaza up to the project’s inception.

Each one of these installations will be sold for donation to Gaza through Qatar Charity with 100% of the proceeds being donated to the children of Gaza.  

The teddy bears are dressed in black T-shirts emblazoned with the message “I’m not just a number. I’m human. With an identity. With a homeland. I am Palestine. #Free Palestine.”

The art artwork designed by multidisciplinary artist Bachir Mohammad is being displayed by Msheireb Properties in - cooperation with Qatar Charity and White Event Company.