Date: May 2017
Location: Fouad Chehab bridge, Mar mitr, Beirut
Client: Self initiated
Idea:-Use the trash left by the municipality in order to build a shade shack for the public.
-To reapropriate this unused space and create a gathering place.
-The tent is in its use and aesthetics, an act of resistance against the shiny look of privatization and complete control.
Method:-Cardboard tubes,scrap wood,metal wire, rope and found items were used to make this piece.
-After the basic structure was drawn the design of the tent grew through a constant exchange with the coming and going volunteers.Found objects were included throughout.Thus layering different aesthetic elements together to create a whole.
Story:The refuge ended up being a gathering place for weekly music jams and laughter yoga sessions.Located on an unfinished bridge that lead to nowhere it was a cocoon of safety above the hassle of the streets.
Little by little a small community started growing around this place before the internal security banned us from the location.
Collaborators:Fernando,Lilly, Sary, Antoine, Jad
Lin to video:https://vimeo.com/224392975
