i was one of the participants of the project: Beyroutes, A guide to Beirut. the result of the project is a book that was launched last saturday (6 march 2010).
Beyroutes, unlike any other guide to Beirut, presents a whole different way of touring in Beirut… a way that takes “the human infrastructure as a point of departure”. it offers a variety of subjective explorations of the city and it’s layers. it shows the “complexity of how one gets to know this city, its inhabitants, its buildings, and everyday life.”
i was one of many other illustrators, photographers, writers, artists… that were asked to explore a chosen region inside Beirut, to have a personal understanding of it, and express it in our way.
following is my contribution to this project. you can click on the image for a bigger view and better read
crops from the artworks:
this guide project and it’s preceding workshops were an initiative of the members of Studio Beirut, supported by Archis, Partizan Publik, and the Pearl Foundation.
here are some teasers of what you can find in this guide
Awesome work Hanane. I’ve seen a copy with David before publishing. Looks great!
where can i get the book? wow hanane really impressive. i particularly love the charchaf orange pointillé on the 7abl el ghasil.
thanks manal
the opening event was in papercup so you can for sure find it there, and i read on Ymag that “you can buy the it at bookstores and newspaper kiosks”
Mabrouk Hanane, I can’t wait to buy it!
Akh ya albé. Beautiful work. I really feel speechless (and you know it doesn’t happen often).
Truly amazing idea, is the book sold online? There are no many ways to get this kind of publications in Bulgaria… If anyone finds a webpage where I can order it, please write me on mondayfairy@yahoo.com
very interestign blog! I love ur illustrations
i actually got the book, and it’s lovely in info and illustartions