Artwork details
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2007
Size: 68×98 cm (26.8″×38.6″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“The temple’s door has become a pile of ashes / but my harp still holds the air of its arches / pushing its columns upright / This blood is no longer defenseless.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“عند باب الهيكل المهدور أكوام رماد / لم تزل قيثارتي تعقد في الجوّ قناطر / وتقيم الأعمدة / من دم ما عاد أعزل.” (حنا أبو حنا)