Artwork details
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2009
Size: 60×90 cm (23.6″×35.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“When God created Eve / He said to Adam: / You will not live in two paradises, / So choose. / Adam bit his lip and said: / I choose both heaven and hell / Eve.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“لمّا أبدعَ حوّاءَ الله / قال لآدم / لن تحيا في فردوسين / فاختر / عضَّ على شفتيه وقال: / أختار الجنّة والنّار معًا / حوّاء.” (حنا أبو حنا)