Beyrouth_ Les temps du design_ 24.04.22 - 14.08.22
CID_ Center of Innovation and Design_ in collaboration with
MUDAC_ Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts.
Grand Hornu_ Bossu_ Belgium
This exhibition celebrates the developing scene of object design and craftsmanship in Lebanon. Our approach stems from an exploration of Lebanese design within its political context, understanding how it has been shaped by the challenging circumstances the country has faced: from the civil war of 1975-1990, to the economic and political crises happening today.
Beirut is a city where both historical and modern ruins are present, in physical and metaphorical form, as a constant reminder of loss. We envision a disrupted exhibition landscape, one that reflects the fragile context in which Lebanese designers live and work. The exhibition scenography is rendered an abstract archeological site, a fragmented terrain of display, representing Beirut’s delicate (in)stability.
Instability has always been a daily reality for Lebanese people, and for the design community. To foreground this notion of precarity in the exhibition, a single object is carried by more than one mass, portraying the unstable grounds we stand on and our constant state of limbo. The topography intends to create moments of stillness for shifting objects, allowing the visitor to appreciate the intricate work invested in the pieces from multiple angles and perspectives.
Archive Section_ Anciennes écuries (gauche de l’entrée)
Contemporary Section_Ancienne halle au foin
MINJARA _Anciennes écuries (droite de l’entrée)
Collaborators _CID x MUDAC x PLATFORME 10
Curators _Marco Costantini
Scenography _GHAITH&JAD
Scientific Collab. _Gregory Buchakjian
Assistant Curator _Rafael S
Graphic Designer _Chris Gautschi
CID Director _Marie Pok
CID Assitant _Fannie Tomas
Participants:
_ Anciennes écuries (gauche de l’entrée) - Archive Section:
Sami El Khazen . Pierre El Khoury . Michel Harmouche . Interdesign - Khalil Khoury . Fontana - Jack Matossian . Piccaluga (Francesco Piccaluga (1932) et Aldo Piccaluga (1935) . Jean Royère (1902-1981) . Serge Sassouni + Maison Tarazi
_Anciennes écuries (droite de l’entrée) - Minjara:
1% Architecture . Architecture & Mécanismes . Samer Alameen . Ahmad Bazazo . Sahar Bizri . Borgi / Bastormagi . MAD Architecture . Elie Metni . Atelier M+A . Thomas Trad
_Ancienne halle au foin - Contemporary Section:
200 Grs. . Marc Baroud . Carla Baz . Karen Chekerdjian . Nada Debs . Marc Dibeh . Carlo Massoud . Georges Mohasseb . Wyssem Nochi . Anastasia Nysten . Sayar & Garibeh . Spockdesign . Thomas Trad . Richard Yasmine
Partners:
ALBA, Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, University of Balamand
AUB, American University of Beirut