Australian artist finds humanity on Syrian streets

The risk of death is outweighed by the joy brought to kids for stencil artist Luke Cornish, who is preparing for his third trip to Syria.
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Kids at Ma’aloola; Photo Luke Cornish, courtesy the artist

Luke Cornish said, ‘I’m used to having my artwork destroyed on the street. Having it blown up by ISIS is something else.’

Sydney stencil artist, Luke Cornish, only returned from Syria in March and yet is preparing to return to this war-torn nation later this year. It will be his third visit in 18 months. A new Melbourne exhibition documents his experiences.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina