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COMMISSIONED FOR EMIRATI WOMEN'S DAY

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I DID NOT WANT TO PAINT A WOMAN SURROUNDED BY BEAUTY

I WANTED TO PAINT A WOMAN WHO IS BEAUTY.

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SO I PAINTED HER A GARDEN: HER FACE MADE OF FLOWERS

FROM HER HANDS RISES THE SCENT OF WELCOME, THE WAY

OUR HOMES GREET A GUEST WITH FRAGRANCE BEFORE A 

WORD IS SPOKEN.

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EVERY FLOWER IS DRAWN BY HAND, BECAUSE NO TWO WOMEN 

ARE ALIKE, AND BECAUSE THE HUMAN TOUCH CARRIES SOMETHING

THAT CANNOT BE REPLICATED BEAUTY, HERE, IS NOT APPLIED,

IT IS PLANTED, TENDED AND GIVEN, FROM HER HANDS

TO THE WOMEN OF THE EMIRATES.

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