The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Saturday January 14th, 2023
kholoud Hawash by Amir Khatib
Iraqi born artist kholoud Hawash came to Finland with her husband, also Iraqi artist Saddam Al-Jumaili. Kholoud is an active and well known among the artistic community in Finland and their starting point was their Art Residency in 2018 and their continuously presence in various stages of the program since then while eventually based in a semi-fixed house in the Tsubu area near the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
Kholoud talented artistic textile creations are inspired by the heritage and archaeological landscapes of the region and the centred female presence, made her known first in Finland, gradually to all Scandinavia and consequently she was invited to participate in one of the most important artistic events in the Nordic countries, the five-year exhibition called Ars.
I, myself have participated alongside some extraordinary contemporary artists from all around the world and I’m proud that some of them are of an Iraqi origin, including a Jew who lives in the USA. Therefore it was with special pride to see the Scandinavian media spotlighting this young artist; to show a talented Iraqi woman, active, effective and interactive with a full artistic environment.
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Restless Hawk (V2) #poem by Michael Lee Johnson
“The angels of wings are always in flight
be the devil or archangel Michael.
I’m a hawk, I’m a night owl night
barroom flights, fighter,
seeing eyes that eye me contact,
not blind, a rhythm of sensuality.”
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Martin Niemoller: After Nazi Violence, Reconciliation Efforts by Rene Wadlow
Martin Niemoller, 14 January 1892 – 6 March 1984, was an anti-Nazi German theologian who after the end of World War II worked for active reconciliation among Germans and then for reconciliation between the West and the USSR. He was one of the six co-presidents of the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1961 to 1968 – a period when the WCC reached out beyond church circles to raise issues of peace, development and anti-racism. I knew him somewhat during his WCC presidency when he would come to Geneva and often gave talks on his reconciliation efforts.
Martin Niemoller’s father was a well-known Protestant pastor who hoped that his son would follow but who left him all freedom to choose. Martin Niemoller’s first choice was the military navy, and he became a navel officer and a commander of a submarine, a U-boat. He was a U-boat commander when the 1914-1918 World War broke out. His was a nine-laying sub which mined French harbors causing damage and lose of life.
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Ephemera #78 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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