An Amazigh woman on horseback defends my parents' farmlands. She holds a rifle high, her warhorse rearing, an iconic pose among Libyans linked to infamous strategist Omar Al-Mukhtar. Dressed in her cultural heritage - silver Amazigh jewelry decorating her headscarf and body, the "Bedla Arabia" silk dress, and tribal markings tattooing her face - she embodies Amazigh pride and resilience. Red to the Amazigh symbolizes Resiliency. The red sky represents that and more - resilience, passion, anger, power, and the fire caused by the dictator's regime that stole our lands, cultivated over generations. On the left, hailing from the mountainous region of Ghariyan, is my mother's farm, palm trees, rose bushes, and a windmill at its heart. To the right, my father's farm, with the sole surviving structure from both lands, my grandfather's home. Both lands once divided only by a dirt road. A road where my parents fell in love. Silver stripes mirror the common dress pattern, strikes the sole standing structure emphasizing cultural endurance. This piece is a dedication to all loss of life and livelihood due to invasion and resource exploitation by global powers. Our women on warhorse is stitched into the piece with silk thread to pose as an alteration to history; an alternative ending. It poses a "what if" scenario - what if our civilization had been preserved. It is what could have been. "Self Preservation Of My Civilization" Edition 2/3 #artist #libyanartist #painter #liberation