Cartoons engage creatively with current affairs. Uniquely capable of zooming in to magnify contradictions or untruths, and zooming out to condense wider connections or greater truths, they constitute a supremely subversive form of expression. The event "YOU, THE WEST & THE MIDDLE-EAST" provides a forum for the presentation of fierce, uncensored cartoons that force viewers to critically confront and reflect upon mutual understandings and misunderstandings of relations between "the West" and "The Middle East".

1. INVITATION TO CARTOONISTS
WORLDWIDE TO PARTICIPATE
YOU, THE WEST & THE MIDDLE
EAST: http://lightintimetocome.org/content/cartooninfo
Cartoon event in the center of
Europe
February 2016, Brussels.
Cartoons engage creatively with current affairs. Uniquely capable of zooming in to magnify
contradictions or untruths, and zooming out to condense wider connections or greater truths, they
constitute a supremely subversive form of expression.
The event "YOU, THE WEST & THE MIDDLE-EAST" provides a forum for the presentation of fierce,
uncensored cartoons that force viewers to critically confront and reflect upon mutual understandings
and misunderstandings of relations between "the West" and "The Middle East".
Charlie Hebdo, radicalization, IS, the war on terror, drones, the war in Iraq, the refugee crisis ... these
developments leave no one untouched, and demonstrate the vital need for greater insight and
understanding of what is happening in the world today.
While the success of this event relies on input and perspective from around the world, cartoonists from
the Middle East are particularly encouraged to submit their work. If you would like to contribute to this
groundbreaking exhibition, please submit a selection of your cartoons (maximum 3) before December
15, 2015. Original work addressing the theme of the exhibition is very welcome, but please feel free to
submit previously published or exhibited work.
With your vital input, we are confident of putting together a fascinating event in February 2016. The
exhibition will be accompanied by discussions between cartoonists, documentaries, lectures,
workshops, and other relevant activities.
For further information regarding registration, submission of your work and other practical matters
please click here! Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any further questions or concerns
about this ambitious exhibition.
You can reach us at: cartoon@muntpunt.be