PHOTO EXHIBITION + SOUND INSTALLATION
70TH YEAR OF THE NAKBA
Palestine / Creation 2018
Tuesday 15 May 2018 – Thursday 7 June 2018
Samir Kassir Square, Beirut Downtown
Photography Exhibition
A photography exhibition showcasing the work of contemporary Palestinian photographers in celebration of a diverse, creative and resilient Palestine.
The twnety contributors are photographers, visual artists and photojournalists Tarek Al- Ghoussein, Mohammed Al Hawajri, Bashar Alhroub, Sama Alshaibi, Taysir Batniji, Ahmed Deeb, Essa Grayeb, Tanya Habjouqa, Rula Halawani, Samar Hazboun, Monther Jawabreh, Yazan Khalili, Rania Matar, Steve Sabella, Suhaib Salem, Mohammed Salem, Larissa Sansour, Osama Silwadi, Sharif Waked, Mohammed Zakaria.
Curated by Liana Kassir.
Sound Installation
Emily Jacir's creation "Servees سرفيس" is a sound installation of the loud voices of taxi drivers in Jerusalem, reproduced from afar, like the voice of a muezzin.
This sound installation won the Gold Lion Award for the best young artist at the Venice Biennale (2007).
The Beirut Spring Festival is a free of charge annual arts and culture programming that celebrates freedom and renewal in Beirut, in memory of Samir Kassir.
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