Corniche Project

Marwan Rechmaoui

Like laundry drifting in the wind, Marwan Rechmaoui’s aluminum plates sway on a metal rope, stretched between two pillars planted on either side of the Corniche, creating metallic sounds amplified by the echo.

Date: 1999
Location: Corniche El Manara
Medium: Installation
Material: Metal plates, metal rope
Section: Contemporary
Duration: Temporary
Tags: Site-specific intervention
   
Framework: The Corniche Project
Authorizations: Municipality of Beirut
Commissioner: Ashkal Alwan