Monument #5

Akram Zaatari

Monument #5 is a video of segments of desire in an urban Arab society, where the “image of desire becomes associated with conflict and is expressed through a scandal or crime”. It challenges the thin line which separates public and private life.

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