Underline
Drowning in Flowers By Alba Fabre Sacristán In Beirut
Lebanon is in the midst of its largest economic recession since the civil war of 1975-1990, paired with the constant presence of political corruption and interference as outlined in a recent opinion piece by Raghida Dergham, founder and executive chairwoman of the Beirut Institute. In the same article, however, Dergham espouses the deep roots of …
Faith XLVII’s Petal Trail in Beirut Tracing Past & Present Scars Etched Into the City
World-renowned interdisciplinary artist Faith XLVII from South Africa recently traveled to Beirut, Lebanon to lend her soft sense of natural realism to the recovering city’s fragile landscape. As part of the Underline project facilitated by street art collective Persona, Faith painted a series of medicinal plants native to Lebanon on dilapidated spaces ranging from abandoned …