
Fracture: Assemblage of a Moment
January 2020, in the streets of Beirut, history was shedding its skin. The air was thick with bitter smoke, the city’s pulse erratic—caught between an unrelenting past and an elusive
January 2020, in the streets of Beirut, history was shedding its skin. The air was thick with bitter smoke, the city’s pulse erratic—caught between an unrelenting past and an elusive
Art has always been my refuge—a space where the unspeakable finds form, and the intangible is made visible. The 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, with its relentless waves of
August 4, 2020. A single moment ruptured the fabric of Beirut, sending shockwaves through its streets, its history, its soul. The explosion at the port left behind not only destruction
Lebanon’s energy sector epitomizes the broader dysfunction plaguing the nation. Decades of corruption, mismanagement, and shortsighted policies have driven the collapse of the national electrical grid, leaving citizens reliant on
In 2007, and following up on the exploration of comic characters that reflected a Lebanese identity, I designed two characters that aimed to achieve that: “Melkart” and “Phoenix.” Inspired by
According to my original metro design proposal, among the proposed stations along Lebanon’s coastal subway system, Adlieh and Sodeco stand out as two of the most complex and critical to
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