12 Kurdish artists, who wanted to protest the Turkish state's invasion of Rojava, organized an artistic action in front of the German Parliament last week.

The 12 Kurdish artists described the inhuman massacres in Rojava with 9 paintings. ANF talked to artist Taha Sali, one of the artist in the protest, about the art group Reng Art and its works.

Taha Sali said that they started to discuss what could be done to protest the attacks launched by the invading Turkish state against Rojava.

"We took two decision. First we will organise a protest in front o fthe Parliament. Secon we have planned to organize an exhibition and auction of 70 works in the city of Bonn. We will send all of the income to Rojava."

Speaking about the art institutions Reng Art, Sali continued: "Reng Art was founded thanks to the committment of 30 artists on 24-26 December 2018. Its headquarters is in Cologne. We provide information about our work and plan for the future."

Reng Art has 90 members: 30 of them live in Kurdistan, 60 in European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Czechia and Finland. "To me, - said Sali - the artist must be worthy of such a heavy name. An artist makes life beautiful, creates and produces art against the evil. Painters, sculptures, ceramics, embroidery, graphics and beautiful writing are included in this. We are trying to represent all arts."

Sali continued: "I disagree with the view that the artist should stay away from politics, as no one is far from politics. You can belong or not to a political formation, but everyone is involved in politics to a certain degree. All artists should do something for Rojava and Kurdistan. We, as Reng Art, shared the album Rojava on social media, the majority of our members participated. 12 artists participated in the protest in Berlin. It was a very successful and interesting event. Before that, we organized a theater performance in Hannover and sent the income to Rojava."

Boycotting is very important

Sali said: "I support the boycott of Turkish goods and I am trying to do my best to ensure it is successful. This is very important for the Kurds. The importance of the boycott becomes clearer, especially when we consider the support given to the occupying Turkish state from Germany and Europe. How can Kurds stretch their hands to buy a product that says 'Turkish property' despite all the pain and terror?"

Who is Taha Sali

Born in Sulaymaniyah, Southern Kurdistan, Taha Sali became interested in art through his interest in writing.

Afterwards, Sali developed his art through painting, theater and opened his first exhibition in 1987. It was called ‘Poetry and Colour'.

Sali lives in Hannover and has a studio called Kobanê.