Author(s): Lana Koubaitary, Raneem Koubaitary, and Ahmad Aqraa

“Peace Forward” transforms the Damascus sword into a symbol of healing through 1,000 handmade origami cranes, reflecting a journey from war and displacement toward collective resilience, freedom, and peace.

50 working hours of hand folding paper (origami), assembling, decorating the paper crane birds, aligning colors on the board, and an hour of photo shooting.

Materials Used: 1,000 handmade origami cranes folded from recycled paper and arranged into the silhouette of a Damascus sword transformed into a symbol of peace.

Work Format: Visual artwork