Mano y Mano - Aleo Landeta

Soft pastel and pencil on paper, wood mounted

24”x30”

Artist Statement: Mano y Mano was made as a meditation on gay PDA, grief, collective holding, and the path towards liberation.The piece was inspired by a quote found on Queering the Map posted from Palestine: "I've always imagined you and me sitting out in the sun, hand and hand, free at last. We spoke of all the places we would go if we could. Yet you are gone now. If I had known that bombs raining down on us would take you from me, I would have gladly told the world how I had adored you more than anything. I'm sorry I was a coward."

This piece draws on the connection between the struggle for queer and trans liberation with the struggle for Palestinian liberation.

A portion of the proceeds from this piece will be donated to Adalah Justice Project.