THIS IS BEIRUT

‘This is Beirut’ — هي بيروت — is a four-channel video installation. It was presented from November 22–25, 2023, at OCAD University’s Graduate Gallery (205 Richmond St. W., Toronto), as part of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts in the Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media, and Design (IAMD) program. The installation is the first act in my thesis project, The Beirut Project, a collaborative research initiative that advocates for an imagined 'Other' Beirut, foregrounding alternative spatial and temporal imaginaries.

‘This is Beirut’ operates as a space of inquiry into how the city is imagined and represented. The installation challenges dominant narratives of Beirut through an artistic exploration that unsettles familiar perceptions. Through a series of discontinuous, fragmented, and speculative architectures, it invites viewers to encounter the city from varied and unexpected perspectives.

Thesis Advisors: Phillippe Blanchard, Keith Bresnahan.