Elias Nafaa, Joyce Joumaa, Mona al-Jadir
A group of architect-designers will work collectively to design and install a temporary exhibition space within an existing arts institution in Beirut. They envision the new structure to be a host for short-term residencies and group exhibitions for artists, with the aim of testing ways that institutional exhibition models can act as social agents for the arts community. In doing so, they will also reclaim and revive presence in these spaces — a need felt particularly acutely in Lebanon in light of the current circumstances.