KNOW HOPE (The Abstract and the Very Real) - Screening + Artist Talk

Join WALL\THERAPY for a screening of KNOW HOPE (The Abstract and the Very Real) followed by a Q&A with the artist in attendance on Wednesday December 10, 2025 at 6pm at VSW in Rochester, NY.

Know Hope (Addam) joined in the Fall of 2013 for a series of his interventions throughout the city over the course of a few days. We are thrilled and honored to have him join us once again for the Rochester premiere of this documentary.

The event is free and open to the public, but due to limited seating, free registration/tickets via this event listing is highly recommended.


Visual Studies Workshop
36 King St
Rochster, NY 14608

- Doors open at 6pm.
- Screening starts promptly at 6:30pm.
- The Q&A will begin immediately after the screening.

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KNOW HOPE (The Abstract and the Very Real) is a film by Omer Shamir about art and resistance in a time when Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.

The film follows , a street artist known for his anonymous interventions, who is dealing with chronic illness. The anonymity of the hit-and-run street artist is replaced with intensive and intimate social interactions, exploring how personal and collective trauma can be transformed through art.

In this critical moment in history, this film shows the sickness of the land through personal stories of injuries and trauma caused by a century of colonization.



Free parking is available on the side of VSW, and there is ample free street parking available on and around King St. We ask that all attendees be respectful of the neighborhood when arriving and departing the screening.

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