Let “Rawiya” Tell You A Story!

“Rawiya” means “She who tells a story” , a story of hope, determination, challenge, differences and stereotype breaking. 6 women shared different stories from reality scenes in the Middle East in a collective photography exhibition (The Other Resurrection) at Contemporary Art Platform CAP – Kuwait, the photographers are: Myriam Abdelaziz, Tamara Abdul Hadi, Laura Boushnak,Tanya…

“The Power of…” Embodies “Pain is Beauty”!

Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change. Stephen Covey “The Power of…” a controversial photography exhibition by Lebanese artist Mohamad Badr were he recorded the spiritual rituals of “Ashoraa” in southern Lebanon city, Nabaiyeh, in 2011.  …

Usra Al Madhoun Poetic Photography

“Aged 9 in the heart, 90 in mind, 19 on paper. Photography has been my secret hiding place since 2008. My personal diary, if I may say.” Usra Al Madhoun   Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1993, Usra Al Madhoun started photography at age 13. She practice artistic photography as an art rather than hobby at the age of…

Scorched Earth Is The Beginning Of A Rebirth

In my lasy visit to Beirut, I had the chance to meet Lebanese artist Ginane Makki Bacho, an established ‘avant gerade’ Arabian artist that thinks out of the box. Considering her working years & experience since 1974 until now, Ginane always find a way to reinvent her self as an artist, keeping the art scene…