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Rooted
2025

'Rooted' is a limited-edition bronze sculpture that Adeline de Monseignat has created in collaboration with Artists Support. The project will raise vital funds for HEAL Palestine, a US-registered nonprofit providing specialized medical care, rehabilitation, and emotional support to children from Palestine who have suffered severe injuries and loss.

Inspired by the watermelon seed—an emblem deeply rooted in Palestinian narratives—the sculpture reflects a message of endurance and solidarity amid profound adversity.

As of 14 August 2025, HEAL Palestine’s Global Healing Program has brought 63 injured children from Palestine to the United States for free medical treatment at some of the world’s leading hospitals—care that is otherwise inaccessible due to the destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system. Some of the children are severely malnourished, and many suffer from critical injuries such as amputations, severe burns, and trauma-related complications.

In early August 2025, HEAL carried out the largest evacuation of injured children from Gaza to the U.S., bringing 15 children and over 35 family members to safety and care. This holistic program provides not only advanced medical interventions, often involving multiple surgeries and long-term rehabilitation, but also comprehensive mental health support, education, and community-based assistance for both the children and their families throughout their healing journey.

Recent restrictions on visas from Gaza make HEAL’s work even more urgent and underline the precarity of access to care.

Meticulously crafted in black-patinated bronze, the sculpture measures 15 x 10 x 2 cm and is an edition of 25, with 5 Artist’s Proofs, available to pre-order now and purchase from 9 September 2025. Each work is signed, dated, and numbered by the artist and comes in an elegant linen box designed by the artist measuring 28 x 23.4 x 3.2 cm that includes its respective Certificate of Authenticity.

Priced at £2,000, 100% of the sale proceeds go directly to HEAL Palestine. One sculpture covers one month of living expenses, education, mental health care, and other essential resources for an injured child and their family while they undergo free, life-saving treatment whether in the U.S., other partner countries, or through HEAL’s ongoing programs. This critical support allows the children to focus entirely on healing—physically and emotionally—while HEAL's dedicated social workers and volunteers provide care, guidance, and a sense of home throughout their treatment journey.

“The atrocities of the genocide in Gaza might leave me at a loss for words, but not silent. This work is a testament to my peaceful protest and hopes for better futures-both individually and collectively.” —Adeline de Monseignat.

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