“Time Erases Place” – Arabic Calligraphy Original Art by Kamil Dow

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:
“These windows blow away daggers / keys whirling in an atmosphere of nostalgia / Squalled by a cloud of sparrows / Circling in search of keyholes of doors / And thresholds and beds of basil / There, from “Mountain Street” comes the sobbing / And from “Carmel Avenue” comes the mourning / Stripped of their names / And time erases place.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“مهبّ الخناجر هذي النّوافذ / مفاتيح زوبعها في الفضاء الحنين / يزعق من لهوات السنونو / تحوِّم / تسأل عن مقلة الباب / عن عتبات البيوت وحوض الحبق / هنالك من “شارع الجبل” النّشَجاتُ / ومن “جادة الكرمل” الحشرجات / تُشَلَّخُ أسماؤها / ويمحو الزّمان المكان.” (حنا أبو حنا)

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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:
“These windows blow away daggers / keys whirling in an atmosphere of nostalgia / Squalled by a cloud of sparrows / Circling in search of keyholes of doors / And thresholds and beds of basil / There, from “Mountain Street” comes the sobbing / And from “Carmel Avenue” comes the mourning / Stripped of their names / And time erases place.” (Hanna Abu Hanna)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“مهبّ الخناجر هذي النّوافذ / مفاتيح زوبعها في الفضاء الحنين / يزعق من لهوات السنونو / تحوِّم / تسأل عن مقلة الباب / عن عتبات البيوت وحوض الحبق / هنالك من “شارع الجبل” النّشَجاتُ / ومن “جادة الكرمل” الحشرجات / تُشَلَّخُ أسماؤها / ويمحو الزّمان المكان.” (حنا أبو حنا)

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