“Your Voice” – Arabic Calligraphy Original Art by Kamil Dow

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:
“Your voice cuts the chest of the silence / The grain of wheat / And breaks through our ears and makes them submit to it / You hate to stay buried / Break the lock of the question of the “reservoir” / And go out / And give birth every day even to an ear.” (Rushdi al-Madhi)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“صوتك يشرح صدر الصّمت / حبّة القمح / ويشقّ آذاننا له ممتثلة / أنت تكرهين البقاء مدفونة / اكسري قفل تساؤل “الخزان” / واخرجي / ولدي كلّ يوم ولو سنبلة.” (رشدي الماضي)

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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:
“Your voice cuts the chest of the silence / The grain of wheat / And breaks through our ears and makes them submit to it / You hate to stay buried / Break the lock of the question of the “reservoir” / And go out / And give birth every day even to an ear.” (Rushdi al-Madhi)

Arabic calligraphy text in Arabic (original):

“صوتك يشرح صدر الصّمت / حبّة القمح / ويشقّ آذاننا له ممتثلة / أنت تكرهين البقاء مدفونة / اكسري قفل تساؤل “الخزان” / واخرجي / ولدي كلّ يوم ولو سنبلة.” (رشدي الماضي)

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