Beirut Sépia |2012

“Hanged in a spider’s web – the postwar sky” My mother remembers a city that looks like a postcard. I’ve never known it. I do not go looking for the lost paradise of my mother. I want to talk about my feeling of defeat when I walk in the streets of the city, when I imagine the memories of the people demolished under the rhythms of bulldozers. Maybe if I gather all these memories, I could save what remains of my love for her. The city.

Credits

Concept, text and performance: Chrystèle Khodr

Special Thanks: Omar Abi Azar – Antoine Bouguier – Maya Zbib

Supported by: Zoukak Studio

Beirut Sépia premiered in 2012 Minassa Festival in Beirut. Between 2012 & 2018 it was shown in: Festival Sens Interdits (Lyon) – Nehna Wel Amar Wel Jiran (Beirut) – Zoukak Studio (Beirut) – Hammana Artist House (Hammana)