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In every work that I create, I write messages with my style of Arabic calligraphy.
在我創作的每一樣作品中，我都用阿拉伯的書法風格寫要旨
I make sure those messages are relevant to the place where I am painting
我確保這些信息與作畫的地區有關聯
but have this universal dimension, so anybody around the world can relate to it.
通過這么一個普遍的維度，使全世界的人都能理解
So for Manshiyat Naser, I decided to write in Arabic the words of St. Athanasius of Alexandria,
對于曼斯亞特·納賽爾，我決定將亞他那修的名言轉換為阿拉伯語
a Coptic bishop from the third century, who said:
他是來自第三世紀的科普特主教，他說過：
which means in English, "Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eyes first."
英文意思是：“任何一個想清楚看到陽光的人，都需要先擦亮自己眼睛。”
It was really important for me that the community felt connected to the words.
找到能對這個社區感到共鳴的名言對我來說十分重要
And for me this quote was perfectly reflecting the spirit of the project.
對我個人而言，這句話十分完美地傳達了項目的精神
So Father Samaan blessed the project, and his approval brought all the residents on board.
因此，神父Sammaan認可了我的項目，有了他的批準，其他的居民也加入了進來
Hundreds of liters of paint, a dozen blue manual lifts, several trips back and forth to Cairo,
數百升的油漆和一些藍色手動升降機，幾次往返開羅
a strong and solid team from France, North Africa, Middle East and the US,
一個來自法國,北非,中東和美國的強大團隊
and after a year of planning and logistics, there we are,
在經過了一年的規劃和籌備后開始了行動
my team and some members from the local community
我的團隊和一些來自當地社區的人員
creating a piece that will spread over 50 buildings,
正在建造一個將蔓延50多座建筑的藝術品
some filling up the space of the calligraphy that I trace with colors.
一些有美術字體的空白處，我填充上了顏色
Here some blue, there some yellow, there some orange.
這里用藍色，那里用黃色，再那邊一些橙色
Some others carrying some sand bags and putting them on the top of the buildings to hold those manual lifts,
還有一部分人拿來沙袋放在樓頂上用來固定住手動升降機
and some others assembling and disassembling those same lifts and moving them around the different buildings.
其余的人負責組裝拆卸升降機，并將它們帶到每一座建筑
