TAP's Database of Public Art Practices in Lebanon
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Citizenne Zero
Houmam Al Sayed
The artist’s signature portraiture depicts dense, crushed figures that represent the loss of hope. Nevertheless, the faces of the figures are incessantly looking upwards, symbolizing new beginnings. The few themes that reoccur in the artist’s work are namely families fleeing and men huddled in streets, representing the Syrian revolt.
| Date: | 2016 |
| Location: | Sanayeh Garden |
| Medium: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Resin, edition of 5 |
| Section: | Modern |
| Duration: | Temporary |
| Tags: | Displayed in public |
| Framework: | Resistance and Persistence Exhibition |
| Authorizations: | Municipality of Beirut |
| Commissioner: | Art in Motion |