Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2017
Size: 50×65 cm (19.7″×25.6″)
Materials: collage and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“One who does not respect life does not deserve it.” (Majid Khamra)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“من لا يحترم الحياة لا يستحقّها.” (ماجد خمرة)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2017
Size: 50×65 cm (19.7″×25.6″)
Materials: collage and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“One who does not respect life does not deserve it.” (Majid Khamra)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“من لا يحترم الحياة لا يستحقّها.” (ماجد خمرة)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2007
Size: 60×80 cm (23.6″×31.5″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“والكلمة صار جسدًا وحلّ بيننا.” (يوحنا 1: 14)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 1994
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: collage, gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“أنا هو نور العالم.” (يوحنا 8: 12)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2005
Size: 66×93 cm (26.0″×36.6″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“The anthem I had to sing, my lips did not chant until today. I spent my days tuning and loosening my strings.” (Rabindranath Tagore)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“إن النشيد الذي كان عليَّ أن أغنِّيه لم تهتف به شفتاي حتى اليوم. لقد أمضيتُ أيامي في ضبط أوتار معزفي وإرخائها.” (رابندرانات طاغور)
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2005
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“I long for my mother’s bread, my mother’s coffee and my mother’s touch…” (Mahmoud Darwish)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“أحنُّ إلى خبزِ أمّي وقهوةِ أمّي ولمسةِ أمّي وتكبرُ فيَّ الطفولةُ يوماً على صدرِ يومِ وأعشقُ عمري لأنّي إذا متُّ أخجلُ من دمعِ أمّي.” (محمود درويش)