The Silo
Description
Executed in: 2020
Medium: Inkjet on archival cotton paper
Size: 120 x 200 cm
Edition: 3/6
Provenance
This artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by the artist.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.
Location
Beirut
Description
Antar, who has conducted documentaries for news channel Al-Arabiya, is best known for his documentary photographs, using expired negatives and collections of archival images as part of his body of work, defying technology and modern photography’s limitations. Thus, his work becomes one of deep engagement with the history and theoretical discussion of the medium of photography.
In this work, Antar captures the aftermath of a devastated Beirut moments after the August 4th, 2020 blast. The infamous Silo, which has become an emblem of the horrific incident, is shown at the forefront. He employs his trademark photography method of used tape, giving even more depth and darkness to the scene. With his method, Antar makes the viewer interact with geographies and proportionalities but also with emotions, memories and depth.
Ziad Antar (b.1978, Saida, Lebanon) is a filmmaker and photographer with a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the American University of Beirut in 2001 and a diploma from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Antar’s work has been shown in numerous exhibitions including The Sharjah Art Foundation, 2012; Sharjah Biennial 10, 2011; the New Museum, New York, 2009; Sharjah Biennial 9, 2009; Tate Modern, London, 2008; the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2006; La Cabane, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2005; Taipei Biennial, Taiwan, 2008. He was nominated for the Ukrainian Pinchuk Foundation’s Future Generation Prize in 2010.
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