The Philosophy Behind Banksy’s Art
Banksy’s work often functions as a form of silent protest against geopolitical injustice. Nowhere is this more evident than in his 2005 visit to the West Bank barrier in Bethlehem, where he painted nine provocative images on the Israeli separation wall. One mural shows a girl being lifted into the air by a bunch of balloons; another depicts a child digging through the wall as if searching for freedom. These murals juxtapose innocence with oppression and reframe political borders as philosophical questions: Who decides where freedom ends and control begins?
