TAP's Database of Public Art Practices in Lebanon
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The Flag
Omar Fakhoury
Omar Fakhoury erects a flag at a site in Dalieh inscribed with the Arabic translation of “the sea” (al bahr), invoking the idea of the sea claiming back its territory: Dalieh. Fakhoury intended to reference the practice commonly employed by political parties and the government in claiming neighbourhoods, lands, and geographical “appartenance”. The flag was visible along the coast.
| Date: | 2017 |
| Location: | The Dalieh of Raouche |
| Medium: | Installation |
| Material: | Flag, crane |
| Section: | Contemporary |
| Duration: | Temporary |
| Tags: | Site-specific intervention Social practice Public sculpture |
| Framework: | Dalieh Watch Day |
| Authorizations: | The Municipality of Beirut |
| Commissioner: | TAP, the Civil Campaign to Protect the Dalieh of Raouche |