“Since August 4th, 2020, 6:07 pm, no survivor of the Beirut blast perceives life the same way they did before. I find it therapeutic to […]
Rasha Hamade: Two Years With Grief
Fann w Fenjen: Yasmine Darwiche
Interview and Foreword by: The Al Rawiya teamEdited by: Hani Daou Yasmine Darwiche is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Beirut. We came to […]
Preserving Beirut Through Dia Mrad’s Lens
Edited by: Jessica Doumit A qualified architect but photographer by profession, Dia Mrad has taken on a career animating Beirut’s old buildings. Using photography as […]
In a Convex Mirror: An Exploration of Caramel and Its Proximity to Reality
Edited by: Yasmin Kassis Film is the mirror through which each society gazes at itself. Sometimes blurred, convex, or rose-tinted, the moving image can be […]
The Autumnal Eternal Melody
English Below أغنية الأزل الخريفي قصّتي مع فيروز هي قصة طفولةٍ منسيةٍ على ازدحام سيارات الصباح الباكر, حين كنّا نتّجه نحو المدرسة. كنا نسلك طريق […]
Fann w Fenjen: Carlo Kassabian and Badih Ghanem
Foreword Having moved to Paris in August, I was excited to discover the art and design scene that the city is so well-known for. Scrolling […]
Five Queer Lebanese Artists You Should Be Following
Pride month may have ended (in some countries), but your celebration of LGBTQIA2S+ Lebanese artists shouldn’t. We curated this list to share with you some […]
Hamza Mekdad: Redefining Interdisciplinary Art
Breathing life into static imagery, interdisciplinary artist Hamza Mekdad creates engaging 2D illustrations and animations by combining minimalism with strategic coloring, kinetic typography, line art, symbolism, and […]
A City Draped in White
Saints are quiet in their mountaintops, Trees are hardened ash, Buildings have lost their colors, Shrapnel rests in the garden, Flags remain hoisted high, on […]
Dear Nostalgia: Adra Kandil’s Visual Letters to a Place That Never Was
Embodying a hybrid world of alternate realities, Lebanese visual artist, Adra Kandil (aka “Dear Nostalgia” online), uses photography, collages, typography, and digital montages to blend modern-day truths […]
