{"id":47785,"date":"2016-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/47785\/one-man-is-bringing-the-sound-of-songbirds-back-to-gemmayze-and-needs-your-help"},"modified":"2023-08-11T05:18:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T05:18:02","slug":"one-man-is-bringing-the-sound-of-songbirds-back-to-gemmayze-and-needs-your-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47785\/one-man-is-bringing-the-sound-of-songbirds-back-to-gemmayze-and-needs-your-help\/","title":{"rendered":"One Man Is Bringing The Sound Of Songbirds Back To Gemmayze, And Needs Your Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<big>In the relatively calm neighborhood of Gemmayze, ample sounds take many forms. From the revving motors of cars stuck in traffic to conversations over coffee at sunset, to the residual song and chatter of a once-booming nightlife, it is a place that never sleeps. For an area that is greener than most, however, the soft twitter of songbirds on early mornings is missing.<br \/>  <br \/>  With this trend in mind, artist Ziad Antar, in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/45631\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Beirut Art Residency<\/a>, developed <i>Safe Sounds II<\/i>, an interactive image and sound installation in which participants will domesticate local white-spectacled bulbuls, following a widespread tradition across regions in Lebanon. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47785-250x154.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  Antar, whose works have been acquired by the likes of Centre George Pompidou in France and the British Museum in the United Kingdom, further explores his interest in synchronized audiovisual experiences in Safe Sounds II. To blend the visual with the auditory, he joined forces with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/754\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">AUB<\/a>  lecturer and color-specialist Dr. Yasmina Jreissati. The resulting structure now stands tall at the Beirut Art Residency, and is made of wooden birdcages whose bars Antar painted in black, white, and dark hues, in accordance with the three pitches of the bulbul\u2019s distinctive sound.<br \/>  <br \/>  However, the video artist\u2019s ambitions for the project do not stop at its audiovisual seam. Its communal aspect, an added layer of his distinctive flair for experimental outcomes, plays on bulbuls\u2019 characteristic loyalty: the birds normally keep to the places they are bred. So on his project\u2019s opening night, attendees will take home a bulbul, raise it for three months, and then set it free in Gemmayze, where Antar hopes it will stay with its companions. Ultimately, the aim of <i>Safe Sounds II<\/i> is to alter the neighborhood\u2019s soundscape, perhaps even permanently so. Knowing the bulbuls\u2019 devotion to their surroundings, we may soon discern little serenades on the streets of Gemmayze.<br \/>  <br \/>  <i>Beirut Art Residency is hosting the opening reception on Monday, June 20 from 6-9 PM. <br \/>  <br \/>  <i>You can also connect with BeirutArtResidency on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bresidency\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutartresidency\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Facbook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beirutartresidency\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> using the hashtags: #ZiadAntar, #bulbulbeirut, and #BeirutArtResidency <\/i>    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"154\" data-id=\"412957\" 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