Speed of Life

Gregg Chadwick A Body of Sound 30"x22" monotype on paper Courtesy the Julie Nester Gallery The writer Farouq Salloum recently sent me a poem inspired by my artwork The Body of Sound . Mr. Salloum's lilting words swirl and fix a passing image. The poem is posted below in the original arabic version and is followed by the english translation by Farouq Salloum. Thank you Farouq! من اسئلة الجسد والوساوس من زهرة الشهوات على وسادة السرير من زخارف الكلمات على رنين هواتفك حيث اتوهم انك تحتويني .. اتوهم انني احتويك انثى هابطه من جحيم اللذائذ وآدم حائر في ندم ايامه على الأرض هو عطرك الذي يملأ المكان كأنك هنا دائما نعيد ترف وحدتنا بالفصول .. بالجسد الحاني .. وبالغناء * A body of sound جسد الصوت لوحة Gregg Chadwick By: Farouq Salloum A Body of Sound -by Farouq Salloum You spring up from the magic space of my forest from the Questions of body and whispers from the flower of desires on the pillow from the ornementation of words on your phones calls as an Illusion where you comprise me ...

Against the Light - سهراب - Sohrab 29"x69" oil on screen 2009 (detail) "Also arrested were the mother and brother of Sohrab Aarabi, a young Iranian man slain during protests in June." - Los Angeles Times - 28 December 2009 Leading Iranian dissidents arrested, body of Mousavi's nephew missing "This is a very important moment in Iranian history, and it is probably time to start asking whether Iran's uprising could become a Berlin Wall moment. It's not just an issue of the sporadic protests once or twice a month... It's also one of the most vibrant and imaginative civil disobedience campaigns anywhere in the world." - Robin Wright, author of "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East," from a conversation with CNN.