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
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
In 2007, while I was publishing Lebrecord.com, an online magazine for the arts in Lebanon, I put out a call for drawings for a Lebanese comic superhero. In an attempt
In 1917, Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain introduced a radical provocation: by presenting a urinal as art, Duchamp sought to challenge the boundaries of artistic creation and critique institutional authority over the
