{"id":160180,"date":"2026-03-31T10:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/?p=160180"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:08:01","slug":"turning-scars-into-symbols-the-bullet-transformation-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/2026\/03\/turning-scars-into-symbols-the-bullet-transformation-project.html","title":{"rendered":"Turning Scars Into Symbols: The Bullet Transformation Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"344\">Across cities shaped by years of conflict, Iraqi visual artist <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mukhaled Habeeb<\/span><\/span><\/strong> is engaging directly with the physical remnants of violence, transforming them into works that speak to memory, resilience, and the possibility of change.<\/p><div class=\"ad-wrapper ad-wrapper_margin_bottom ad-wrapper_center\"><div class=\"ad ad_728x90 ad_sm-down_display_none\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- InPostTop -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759967585279781\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4065062506\"\n     data-ad-format=\"horizontal\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><div class=\"ad ad_300x250 ad_sm-up_display_none \"><!-- LatestNews-ResponsiveSquare -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759967585279781\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1111596104\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"344\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.35.01-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160189\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.35.01-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1398\" height=\"908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.35.01-PM.png 1398w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.35.01-PM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.35.01-PM-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.35.01-PM-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.35.01-PM-800x520.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.55-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160190\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1394\" height=\"940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.55-PM.png 1394w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.55-PM-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.55-PM-1024x691.png 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.55-PM-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.55-PM-800x539.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1394px) 100vw, 1394px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.48-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160191\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.48-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1084\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.48-PM.png 1084w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.48-PM-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.48-PM-881x1024.png 881w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.48-PM-768x893.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.34.48-PM-688x800.png 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"882\">His ongoing <em data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"543\">Bullet Transformation Project<\/em> takes bullet holes embedded in walls and urban surfaces as its starting point. Instead of concealing these traces, Habeeb incorporates them into carefully composed visual interventions, allowing each mark to remain visible while shifting its meaning. What once functioned as evidence of destruction becomes part of a new visual narrative.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"344\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.07-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160187\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1190\" height=\"1362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.07-PM.png 1190w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.07-PM-262x300.png 262w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.07-PM-895x1024.png 895w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.07-PM-768x879.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.07-PM-699x800.png 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"670\">Working with a restrained and deliberate approach, Habeeb uses minimal lines, geometric forms, and subtle figurative cues to activate each site. The strength of the work lies in this balance. The original damage is neither erased nor dramatized, but reframed. Each piece invites the viewer to pause and reconsider what they are looking at, turning a moment of impact into a space for reflection.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"670\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.23-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160185\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.23-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.23-PM.png 1150w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.23-PM-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.23-PM-775x1024.png 775w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.23-PM-768x1015.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.23-PM-605x800.png 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"670\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.36-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160184\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.36-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1276\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.36-PM.png 1276w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.36-PM-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.36-PM-1024x392.png 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.36-PM-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.36-PM-800x306.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1276px) 100vw, 1276px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"929\">Within the regional art scene, Habeeb\u2019s practice has often been likened to that of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Banksy<\/span><\/span> due to its socially engaged nature and its use of public space as a platform for commentary. Still, his work carries a distinctly local resonance, shaped by personal and collective experience within Iraq and the broader Middle East.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.41-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160183\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1018\" height=\"1522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.41-PM.png 1018w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.41-PM-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.41-PM-685x1024.png 685w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.41-PM-768x1148.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.41-PM-535x800.png 535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.47-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160182\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1278\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.47-PM.png 1278w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.47-PM-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.47-PM-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.47-PM-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.47-PM-800x363.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1455\">By transforming instruments and traces of violence into thoughtful visual compositions, the <em data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1759\">Bullet Transformation Project<\/em> opens an alternative way of seeing. It suggests that even the most charged surfaces can hold the potential for reinterpretation, where art becomes a quiet but persistent gesture toward healing and awareness.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1455\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.52-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160181\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.52-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1210\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.52-PM.png 1210w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.52-PM-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.52-PM-813x1024.png 813w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.52-PM-768x967.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.52-PM-635x800.png 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1455\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.36.06-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160193 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.36.06-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.36.06-PM.png 900w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.36.06-PM-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.36.06-PM-734x1024.png 734w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.36.06-PM-768x1072.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.36.06-PM-573x800.png 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1455\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.14-PM.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160180]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160186\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.14-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1278\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.14-PM.png 1278w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.14-PM-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.14-PM-1024x494.png 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.14-PM-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-1.11.14-PM-800x386.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across cities shaped by years of conflict, Iraqi visual artist Mukhaled Habeeb is engaging directly with the physical remnants of violence, transforming them into works that speak to memory, resilience, and the possibility of change. His ongoing Bullet Transformation Project takes bullet holes embedded in walls and urban surfaces as its starting point. Instead of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":160187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160180"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160194,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160180\/revisions\/160194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}