Tammam Azzam was born in 1980 and graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus. He sets Western masterpieces, such as Gustav Klimt’s painting “The Kiss,” throughphotomontages amidst war and destruction. Photo artist Ammar Abd Rabbo, born in Damascus in 1966, has worked for the Sipa Press news agency since 1992 and hasdocumented events in the Middle East, such as pilgrimages to Mecca, the visits of Pope John Paul II to Lebanon, and the destruction of Aleppo in Syria. Muzaffar Salman was born in 1976 in Homs, Syria. His documentary photographs provide insight into the painful momentsof contemporary Syrian events. Dino Ahmad Ali’s works are influenced by Visual Art and OpArt and find expression in the media of photography and video art. Destroyed cities, abusedbodies and violence – Ali Kaaf has seen it all. With his artworks, the Berlin-based artistexplores the horrors in Syria. The goal: to enable reflection – on how one witnesses the horrorand can process the experiences artistically. In her works, the Syrian artist Sulafa Hijazicombines the innocence of childhood with symbols from the destructive events of war. The artist reflects on what happens when people begin to glorify death and view birth assomething trivial. The Syrian artist Jaber Al Azmeh began his series of red and blackphotographs at the beginning of the Syrian civil war. This exploration of the body evokesgeneral ideas of freedom that are not only characteristic of the revolutionary period in Syria, but also characterize the human need for independence.