Marwan Rechmaoui: But the trees kept voting for the axe.
MARWAN RECHMAOUI
But the trees kept voting for the axe.
April 15 - August 12, 2021
Exhibitions
beirut
Exhibition view
Image
Exhibition view, Marwan Rechmaoui: But the trees kept voting for the axe., Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut, 2021
Pillars, 2014-ongoing
Pillars, 2014-ongoing
Comprising 30 sculptural objects, Pillars reflects on the themes of destruction and reconstruction, combining a structural element of urban architecture, the concrete pillar, with a range of home and everyday materials. Rechmaoui started working on this series at the beginning of the Syrian war in 2014, when the media images provoked feelings similar to those he had experienced in connection with Beirut 20 years earlier.
Marwan Rechmaoui, Pillars, 2014-ongoing, Exhibition view, Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut, 2021