Mohammed Al Hawajri and Dina Mattar, visual artists from Gaza, creatively reflect their realities despite facing challenges. Both share a vision, but they differ in style. Mattar integrates Palestinian heritage into her work, using natural elements and embroidery as motifs. Her art often features women adorned with these decorations, symbolising resilience. She also paints the sea, connecting to her ancestors’ fishing roots. Al Hawajri combines satire and realism to portray Gaza’s social and political struggles. Using various mediums—painting, video, digital art and unconventional materials, such as spices and bones—his notable projects include Cactus Borders (2010–2011), Animal Farm (2011–2012) and Guernica-Gaza (2013). Both artists have exhibited internationally, including at documenta fifteen. At Sharjah Biennial 16, they offer a deeply personal narrative by presenting a family project with their sons, Ahmed and Mahmoud (17 and 16 years old, respectively), that reflects their shared war experiences since 7 October 2023.