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THE ESSAY: by Christian Delacampagne
THE INITIAL PROJECT: bf 1237: the architect, the vernacular and the franc-tireur
THE GALLERIES: Machine 1 | Machine 3 | Machine 4 | Machine 5 | Machine 6 | Machine 7|| Machine 8|
the concept
the project is based on bf 1237, one of these places in Beirut which are out of order, deserted & cut off. they do not have anymore specific  functions and became aliens in the city. these anarchitectures are tools for experimenting a new urban practice. | more...
the exhibition
a 648 sq.m space. a grid of 300 plates (30x30cm) - pictures, maps, photomontage, drawings - each of them related to a narrative text | Art-Deco - SIMAA 2000, Beirut Hall, May 16 - 21, 2000 | images of the installation during the show | images of the installation's making of before the opening |
 
the machines
MACHINE # 1: the incomprehensible places
Yara Akl, Patricia Fakhry, Maher Fleyfel, Youssef Helou, Wissam Rachid
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MACHINE # 2: daily extracts 
Joe Hayeck
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MACHINE # 3: imaginary extracts (the polaroids)
Wissam Chikhani, Wissam Murr
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MACHINE # 4: the architect's suitcase
Yara Akl, Carma Tohme based on the work of Carine Mansour
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MACHINE # 5: mutations
Samer Eid
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MACHINE # 6: the organ is the body
Rita Roukoz based on the work of Marousha Jalwan, Jad Murr, Eva Saad
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MACHINE # 7: imaginary stories and tales
Riad Damien after Théophile Gauthier
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MACHINE # 8: the ghosts of 1237
Benoit Debbané
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MACHINE # 9: the "roua" is dead
Hussam Banna, Patrick Boustany, Roua Horanieh after Eugène Ionesco
lthe team
 
Yara Akl - alba / architecture
Riad Damien - alba / architecture
Samer Eid - alba / architecture
Patricia Fakhry - alba / architecture
Maher Fleyfel - alba / architecture
Rita Roukoz - alba / advertising
Carma Tohme - alba / advertising
special thanks
Dr and Mme Georges Aftimus

MANASSEH - CAPORAL & MORETTI SAL - PROMOFAIR

Marc Baroud, Christiane Boustani, Catherine Chidiac, Youssef Helou, Carol Issa, Karim Kassis, Danielle Kattar, Christian Matta, Alia Mouzannar, Tania Mouchian, Déborah Phares and Wissam Rachid.

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