Artwork details
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2008
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: acrylic, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“I burn the firewood of grief in my heart / ‘Till, from the embers a green bird flutters.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“وأشعل في قلبي حَطَبَ الأحزان / فيرفرف من بين الجمرات / عصفور أخضر.” (حنا أبو حنا)