{"id":61529,"date":"2021-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/61529\/this-lebanese-artist-is-showing-the-power-of-beiruts-nostalgia"},"modified":"2024-02-12T05:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T05:41:32","slug":"this-lebanese-artist-is-showing-the-power-of-beiruts-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/61529\/this-lebanese-artist-is-showing-the-power-of-beiruts-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"This Lebanese Artist Is Showing The Power Of Beirut&#8217;s Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"Lebanese artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dear.nostalgia\/\"target=_new\">Adra Kandil<\/a> is integrating her colourful dreams into images of old Beirut in a bid to prove their timelessness, and revive our feelings of nostalgia.<br \/>  <br \/>  An exceptionally talented artist, Kandil brings to the table her own twist on digital art:<br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CK_0fCQMJbn\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  Reminding people of the Beirut we know and love is key for Kandil who uses a mix of colorful and black and white imagery to express the stark dissonance between what has passed and what is now. With many takes on historical photographs, she reveals her love for Lebanese identity and culture.<br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLXQzagsfsl\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CEgo8EsJoIu\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  She writes: <i>Beirut is listening to Fairouz with the smell of coffee in the morning. Beirut is walking around Hamra in the summer heat. Beirut is old men playing backgammon in the corniche while they watch the fishermen. Beirut is getting lost in mar mar mikhael and finding yourself in Gemmayzeh. It\u2019s romantic, nostalgic, loud. It\u2019s home. Don\u2019t stop talking about Beirut. Don\u2019t stop thinking about Beirut.<\/i><br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CK88lnGMghJ\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  Adra wants us to keep talking about Beirut. Her art aims to reignite emotions that will push people towards change, a reminder that justice is still a far away dream for the people of Lebanon.<br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CC0l6poJEU3\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHnW5zIJBsc\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  You can request commissions and buy her art from her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/dear-nostalgia\/shop?asc=u\"target=_new\">website<\/a>!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese artist <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":433117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-61529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stuffwelove"],"authorship":[113],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>This Lebanese Artist Is Showing The Power Of Beirut&#039;s Nostalgia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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