Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño

Artwork by Shoug Al Kalifa

"Distant Star" by Roberto Bolaño

Sketches by Shoug Al Khalifa – 10808007

First Sketch, Sky Poetry - Death

A plane writes the word death in the sky above a cemetery, watched by a silent crowd. The 

scene captures the eerie spectacle of Wieder’s "sky poetry," blending artistic beauty with the 

chilling reality of mortality and dictatorship.

Second Sketch, Ethereal Words

The typewriter symbolizes creation, but the rising smoke represents the fleeting and 

destructive nature of Wieder’s art. His poetry dissipates into nothingness, leaving behind 

fear and loss instead of beauty.

Third Sketch, Pilot and Mask

The mask symbolizes the façade of Wieder as an artist and soldier, while the face underneath 

reveals his sinister reality. This duality reflects the tension between appearance and the truth 

in his character.