Lamia Joreige: Under-Writing Beirut
Research about the area around the National Museum, at the former Green Line, which divided Beirut throughout the Lebanese Wars.
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The 'Good Shepherd Mosaic' could not be protected during the wars and remains impossible to fully restore because of its vertical positioning. The mosaic bears a hole, believed to have been made strategically by a sniper. The hole provided the sniper with a line of sight onto the Mathaf-Barbir crossing and immediate surroundings.
Lamia Joreige:
Under-Writing Beirut - Mathaf, 2013
Mixed media installation
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Presentation at Sharjah Biennial 11
13 March - 13 May 2013
Building of the Sharjah Islamic Bank
© Photo: Lamia Joreige
Repro: Haupt & Binder
Research about the area around the National Museum, at the former Green Line, which divided Beirut throughout the Lebanese Wars.