How Street Art Mirrors Human Struggle To Promote Compassion

Artists Addam Yekutieli a.k.a. Know Hope has developed a visual iconography and language used to mirror real-life situations and observations of a collective human struggle. Yekutieli’s artworks take place both indoors and outdoors, in the form of site-specific installations, murals, and assemblages, combining ready-made materials, mixed media pieces, photographs, and text. All of which attempt to express a re-imagination of the larger social and political situations.

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Addam Yekutieli interview and video portrait | by Shachaf Dekel

Un Battle Time by Addam Yekutieli | photo: Addam Yekutieli

How Street Art Mirrors Human Struggle To Promote Compassion

Lost In Translation by Addam Yekutieli | photo: Addam Yekutieli

How Street Art Mirrors Human Struggle To Promote Compassion

Relieve by Addam Yekutieli | photo: Tamar Moshinsky

How Street Art Mirrors Human Struggle To Promote Compassion

Shachaf Dekel

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I’m a filmmaker and storyteller. I believe human stories and quality filmmaking are a way to create impact, engage with one another, break down culture barriers, and promote empathy. I’m an ardent fan of short-form documentaries.

To me, social media can be much more than consumerism and vlogs. I use the power of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to get art, culture, and meaningful content to viewers worldwide. My alternative culture channel on YouTube features high-quality content about art in Israel and beyond, and more recently about philosophy, psychology, and history.

My web series YOTSRIM includes 74 episodes, each visiting the studio of a different independent creator in Israel...

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Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood.

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