Egyptian painter, photographer and textile designer, Chant Avedissian
Al Watan Al Arabi, “The Arab Nation”Pigments and gum arabic on corrugated cardboard
250 x 300 cm
2008
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A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that’s just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it’s a joke.
— Søren Kierkegaard | Either/Or [Part I] (via chughtai)
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“There was an insurgent whom I heard called Apollo.” A National Guardsman who had taken aim at Enjolras, lowered his gun, saying: “It seems to me that I am about to shoot a flower.”
Enjolras . Les Misérables
