Hanibal Srouji: A Pioneer of Burning Hole Technique Hanibal Srouji (born 1957 in Beirut, Lebanon) stands as a singular voice within contemporary Middle Eastern art—a painter whose groundbreaking method of incorporating burning holes into his canvases has secured him a place among the most recognizable figures of his generation. His artistic journey commenced amidst the turbulent backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War, an experience that i…