The Prophet (detail)

2014-2015

0.05 ink pen on paper and The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (English and Arabic) (61.5cm x 47cm)

The Prophet  is a transcription ofthe book ¨The Prophet¨ in English and in Arabic. The 26 faces of the rhombicuboctahedron in the middle of the composition represent the 26 chapters of the book. Born in Lebanon, Gibran’s first writings where done in Arabic, but his most famous book was to be written in English. The Prophet is actually the second most read book in the world today, the first being the Bible.