14/08/2024
This month marks the anniversary of the passing of the great artist Kamal Boullata, born in Jerusalem, Palestine, whose art transcends all borders. Watch this special 1985 film, marking Kamal's first visit after being forced to live in exile after the 1967 war. Watch to understand a bit the roots of what is happening in this troubled land.
May Kamal's soul find its peace, and may Palestine and Palestinians find their just liberation.
This is what I wrote about Kamal's art and life in my memoir The Parachute Paradox:
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"Kamal was an expert on the literature of the soul, on the language of life. Every conversation with him was about essence, about true being. As for his art, his visuals are mirrors of pure light, transparent like the soul. Kaleidoscopic. Always changing. They capture your vision upon first glance, and the deeper one looks, the closer one reaches a central point, one that resides in the self. And once there, it becomes inevitable to see Kamal’s clairvoyant colors float in an endless rhythmic dance.
Kamal inspired many in his life, and I feel his journey has just begun. His departure is not a loss but a reward to all humanity. They forced him to leave Palestine, but Palestine never left him. And Jerusalem was always at the center of Kamal’s heart. Seeing how he lived his life, he was one of my beliefs that to be born in Jerusalem, or anywhere else, means one is always becoming a citizen of planet Earth."
https://stevesabella.space/pages/the-parachute-paradox
https://youtu.be/vP08LwXO9YI?si=R0DJKmr-wcTrnDBN
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