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Original name NEVILLE MONEER ASSAD-SALHA Parental origin LEBANON Born 1954 Name in English NEVILLE LIGHT LION Current home MELBOURNE |
| Calligraphy is an acquired form of surprising power. The five monumental vessels in Neville Assad-Salha's Mixed Marriage No.2 metamorphise from ant mound to mummy. This link draws us into a mystery that lies below the surface of the Australian landscape. The Arabic calligraphy that underscores this series offers a language which represents the flattened terrain more realistically than the upright Latin script. | Arabic translation: |
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Work Mixed Marriage No.2 |