Ocean Piece, 1995
Hadiyad ka timid Metropolitano de Lisboa (Lisbon Metro) ee Portugal.
Ocean Piece waxaa lagu sameeyay marmar Verde Viana oo laga qodo koonfurta Portugal. Farshaxanku wuxuu ka kooban yahay blocks qiyaastii 23.5" x 23.5", wuxuuna muujinayaa mawduuca hirarka badda. Ocean Piece waxaa lagu daray naqshadda darbiga hadda jira ee Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Metro station, iyadoo sii wadaysa leexashada sare iyo hoose ee marinka. Marka laga soo tago astaamaha hirarka badda ee isku xira dhaqamada labada dal, waxaa sidoo kale matala laba gabay: "Prayer of Columbus" oo uu qoray Walt Whitman iyo "Occident" oo uu qoray Fernando Pessoa. Gabay kasta waxaa lagu xardhay labada dhinac ee farshaxanka.
Ocidente (Galbeedka), 1934
Fernando Pessoa
Com duas mãos - o Acto e o Destino -
Desvendámos. No mesmo gesto, ao céu
Uma ergue o fecho trémulo e divino
E a outra afasta o véu.
Fosse a hora que haver ou que havia
A mão que ao Ocidente o véu rasgou,
Foi a alma a Ciência e corpo a ousadia
Da mão que desvendou.
Fosse Acaso, ou Vontade, ou Temporal
A mão que ergueu o facho que luziu,
Foi Deus a alma e o corpo Portugal
Da mão que o conduziu.
Laba gacmood - Fal iyo Qaddar
Waxaan ku soo bandhignay isla falkaas, mid
Waxay kor u qaadaysaa shumaca dillaacaya iyo ilaahnimada
Halka midka kalena uu daboolka ka jiiday.
Haddii saacadda ay bisil tahay ama ay leedahay
Gacanta jeexday marjada Galbeedka,
Sayniska waa nafta, Geesinimaduna jirka
Gacanta muujisay.
Haddii gacantu kor u qaadday shumaca dhalaalaya
Nasiib darro, doon ama duufaan,
Ilaah wuxuu ahaa nafta, Boortaqiiskuna jirka
Gacanta sidday.
Salaadda Columbus, 1874 (qayb)
Walt Whitman
Dhammaan emrises-kayga waa lagu buuxiyay adiga,
Mala-awaalahayga, qorshayaashayda, waxay bilaabeen oo sii waday fikirka Adiga ku saabsan,
Safar qoto dheer, ama safar dhulka adiga dartaa;
Ujeedada, sheegashada, himilada macdanta ayaa natiijo kuu keenaya.
Oh, waxaan hubaa inay dhab ahaantii adiga ka yimaadaan!
Rabitaanka, xamaasadda, rabitaanka aan la jabin karin,
Amarka xooggan, dareenka leh, gudaha, xoog badan erayada,
Fariin ka timid Samada, oo ii sheegaysa xitaa anigoo hurda,
Kuwani waxay i dedejiyeen.
Aniga, iyo kuwaas, shaqadii ilaa hadda la dhammeystiray (wixii horey u dhacay, waa la sameeyay);
Aniga ayaa ku jira dhulkii odayga ahaa, dhul adag oo la qariyey, aan la xirin, aan lumin;
Aniga ayaa hemispheres-ka wareegay oo isku xiray—kuwa aan la garanayn ilaa kuwa la yaqaan.
Jorge Martins wuxuu ku dhashay Lisbon, Portugal sanadkii 1940. Dhibaatooyin siyaasadeed iyo bulsho oo socday ayaa ku qasbay inuu dalka ka cararo 1961. Wuxuu sameeyay atelier gudaha Maraykanka sanadkii 1975, iyo mid labaad Lisbon sanadkii 1986. Mr. Martins wuxuu leeyahay shaqooyin ku jira ururinta dadweynaha iyo kuwa gaarka ah ee Lisbon, Porto iyo Islands, Paris, Denmark iyo Luanda, iyo shaqooyin kala duwan oo meelaha dadweynaha ah, sida Ocean Piece, oo ah farshaxan sare oo ku yaal Metro Station Archives/ Navy Memorial ee Washington, D.C. (1995).