A face remembered. A voice amplified. A drawing carried into the street.
Gianluca Costantini’s political drawings connect individual stories with struggles for human rights and freedom of expression. Explore the projects, collaborations and encounters behind the images.
We have to revolutionize
our visual thinking.
Whose story
needs to be seen?
Is someone you love unjustly imprisoned? Do you know a person facing persecution, silencing or an injustice that needs attention?
Tell me about the case and ask for my help through a drawing. A portrait can bring a face, a name and a demand for justice into public view.
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A drawing starts
with a conversation.
Email me about the person or case you would like to bring to light. Include a short account and any public sources that may help me understand the story.
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Selected Projects
In the Crosshairs of Memory
Portraits of journalists killed in Gaza. An ongoing visual memorial that brings individual faces and names into view.
Explore the memorial →Drawings in action
Woman, Life, Freedom
Drawings in solidarity with the Iranian protests, carried from the page into demonstrations and public space.
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ICE — Faces Against Erasure
Portraits, campaigns and acts of remembrance confronting the human consequences of immigration enforcement.
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Drawing Freedom Together
Gianluca Costantini’s collaboration with Ai Weiwei: drawing as a shared practice of freedom and solidarity.
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Julian Assange & WikiLeaks
From a graphic novel created with Dario Morgante to portraits carried at demonstrations, the archive traces Gianluca Costantini’s work on Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and the public’s right to know.
Explore the project →Stories & encounters
Who Is Abhijeet Dipke?
The young activist challenging India’s political establishment.
Ulviyya Ali: My Voice Cannot Be Arrested
A journalist’s voice and the struggle for freedom of expression.
Drawing as Survival
A conversation with Seth Tobocman on comics, political struggle and collective memory.
Recent Stories
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Empty Chairs in Nairobi, Twenty-Five Years Without Answers for the Eritrea 16
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Saman Rathnapriya: The Trade Union Leader Challenging Sri Lanka’s New Anti-Terrorism Laws
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Nataliia Sadykova: The Journalist Who Refuses to Be Silenced After Her Husband’s Murder
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Hassan Bakir: Abducted and Tortured for Investigating Corruption in Libya
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