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Ceramic sculpture "He Said He Did" by Balsam Abo Zour
 He Said, He Did

I brought this sculpture to St. Augustine National Cemetery and placed it among the military headstones.

The Arabic inscription reads:

"He said, so he did, he said, so he did, he said, so he did, he killed, killed, killed, he took, monopolized, monopolized, monopolized, deprived, deprived, deprived, violated, lied..."

The ceramic torso ends where a child's limb begins.

Ceramic: Mid-fire clay, glaze, gold luster, and handmade crochet.
70 cm × 16.5 cm × 16.5 cm
2025

  قَبْرُ مَنِ اعْتَلَى وَتَكَبَّرَ، وَعَادَ إِلَى غُبَارٍ 

 قَالَ فَفَعَلَ، قَالَ فَفَعَلَ، قَالَ فَفَعَل 

 قَتَلَ قَتَلَ قَتَلَ 

 أَخَذَ، احْتَكَرَ احْتَكَرَ احْتَكَرَ  

 ... حَرَمَ حَرَمَ حَرَمَ، اسْتَبَاحَ، كَذَبَ 

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