Nostalgia inspired photography series by Dubai-based Lebanese artist Nadine Kanso -
at Cuadro Fine Art Gallery
"Makan fi al Zakerah" (Memory of a Place) Kanso's photography series, sees her capturing images of today's Beirut and highlights with an eerie familiarity the resemblances they have with times long past.
The exhibition opens on Tuesday, February 7th 2012 at 6:30pm and will run till March 7th 2012.
Kanso's longing for her native Beirut is powerful in her honest depiction of dilapidated buildings in its older neighborhoods, juxtaposed with words and images from publications of the 1950's, 60's and 70's. The artist puts forth an honest and compelling comparison of Beirut's glory days with the reality of today's Lebanon. Images of elegant men and women peer out from the balconies of once luxurious buildings, most likely similar to those they probably once occupied. Words and phrases from these publications of times gone by resonate with the spirit, energy and issues that are relevant in today's world.
Cuadro Fine Art Gallery Director Bashar Al Shroogi remarked, "It's fascinating to see the added complexity in the second iteration of Nadine's "Makan fi al Zakerah" series. The artist is, through socio-political parallels, literally imposing the past as present upon the viewer."
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