Escolha um estado de espírito e o próprio ambiente responde — a luz esfria ou aquece, o ritmo do ar muda, e apenas as obras que carregam esse sentimento emergem da escuridão. Todo o resto recua para a sombra.
The Echoes of Conflict and Resilience Born in 1975 in Rayak, Lebanon, Ayman Baalbaki emerged into a world marked by the onset of the Lebanese civil war, an event that would profoundly shape his artistic consciousness. His practice is deeply rooted in the architectural and human aftermath of conflict, serving as a visceral response to the scars left on the landscape of his homeland. Through his work, Baalbaki explores themes of displace
ment, migration, and the enduring traces of war, often utilizing materially dense surfaces to mirror the heavy reality of destruction. His upbringing in Beirut, specifically within the Wadi Abu Jamil neighborhood, provided a backdrop of urban complexity that continues to inform his exploration of ruined façades and the lives caught within them. Baalbaki’s academic journey took him from the Lebanese University to the prestigious École…