Aaron Hankins, Ceasefire

April 5  - May 10, 2024

Everyday we make art.
A piece created from an occupation.
Everyday we make art.
A piece inspired by Christine Miller, David Hammons, Faith Ringgold,
Anders Delbom, and Tehching Hsieh.
Everyday we make art.
A piece made from time based endurance work.
Everyday we make art.
A piece advocating for Palestinian human rights.
Everyday we make art.
A piece of anti-war activism.
Everyday we make art.
A piece meant to be educational and informative.
Everyday we make art.
A piece meant to inspire advocacy.
Everyday we make art.
A piece calling for national liberation, never elimination.
Everyday we make art.
A piece of solidarity.
Everyday we make art.


“Truth Alone Triumphs”


One Grand Gallery presents an endurance and protest art installation by Portland-based maker Aaron Hankins. Ceasefire will open on April 5th, with an artist reception from 6-9p, and run through May 10th, 2024. For each day of the ongoing war and genocide in Gaza, Hankins has painted a watermelon, a self-appointed symbol of the Palestinian people, on the backs of empty USPS mailers. The seeds of the watermelon are painted in such a pattern as to denote numerical order and serve as a physical log of the days at unrest. Hankins displays these individual works as a cohesive unit stitched together in a 50 ft and growing banner. Seen in this stature, the overwhelming message for an immediate ceasefire cannot be overshadowed.

For the duration of this exhibition, the artist will be participating in active demonstrations at the gallery and continuing his daily painting until the war is over. He invites viewers to join in, watch, engage in conversation, and learn from each other.

Aaron Hankins is a self taught, time based, endurance artist based in Portland Oregon. "We Make Art Everyday” is the artist’s mantra to inspire people to view the world and our actions through a new perspective. Classically trained as an engineer, Aaron works using the philosophy of ISRU (in-situ-resource-utilization) which involves repurposing discarded materials (ready-made) to create something greater.



@aaronehankins
aaronehankins.com

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