Artwork details
Artist: Kamil Dow
Year: 2012
Size: 70×100 cm (27.6″×39.4″)
Materials: gouache and ink on paper
Arabic calligraphy text in English:
“The olive migration has lasted too long / The olive migration is a sunset of demise / A little patience, and the sun will rise / And the men will return.” (Rushdi al-Madhi)
Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):
“هجرة الزّيتون طالت / هجرة الزّيتون غروب زوال / صبرا قليلا، وستطلع الشّمس / ويعود الرّجال.” (رشدي الماضي)