Launch of ‘Souks de Beyrouth 73-76 and Atlal’ by Watchi

The artwork approaches three points in time, in the life of artist and photographer Watchi: when he was a 20-tear-old in bustling Beirut in the 1970’s, at 40 years of age during the ravaged post-war climate of Lebanon, and today at 60-years-old. Three generations, three different realities, and a window into the present “tense” to live and remember.

Souks de Beyrouth 73 – 76
Collection of 6 posters
Collection of 24 postcards
A collection of photos taken in the lively souks of downtown Beirut between 1973 and 1976, just before the outbreak of the civil war.

Atlal
Folded leporello | 24x28cm closed / 352.5x28cm open

A 360° panoramic view of Beirut’s destroyed downtown in 1995, created with a collage of images taken from the rooftop of the ‘Azarieh’ building.