TAP's Database of Public Art Practices in Lebanon
Our Database of Public Art Practices is an on-going research project archiving public art interventions that have taken place in Lebanon from 1980 to present day.
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Samer Chalfoun
Samer Chalfoun, observing that humans spend an average of 100,000 hours of their lives seated (equal to half their time sleeping) placed a bench on the coastal waters. It was a simple wooden bench backed by a rectangular sheet of polished stainless steel that mirrors the sea.
Date: | 1999 |
Location: | Corniche El Manara |
Medium: | Sculpture, Urban furniture |
Material: | Wooden bench |
Section: | Contemporary |
Duration: | Temporary |
Tags: | Site-specific intervention Public sculpture |
Framework: | The Corniche Project |
Authorizations: | Municipality of Beirut |
Commissioner: | Ashkal Alwan |