Name/Title
Palestine (فلسطين)Entry/Object ID
2021.2064Tags
Pop-up ExhibitionDescription
This painting was made to express the many feelings of Palestinians; the colors were chosen to express the land, the olives, and Palestinian identity.
This piece also responds to "At the Station of the Train Which fell off the Map," a poem by Mahmoud Darwish.
"for proofs there is impossible dialogue.
For genesis there are the lengthy interpretations of philosophers.
For my idea about my world there is a defect caused by departure.
For my eternal wound there is a tribunal without a neutral judge
Tired of truth, the judges tell me: It is just that traffic accidents are common.
The train fell off the map
And you were burned by past's ember
It was not an invasion!
But I say: It's just that I only trust my intuition.
I am still alive!"
This poem was translated by Sinan Antoon and first published on Jadaliyya.Artwork Details
Medium
Numbered giclée on wood-stretched canvasCollection
Cities in the Heart