Sophie Dubosc and Carolina Gonzalez Valencia

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Sophie Dubosc BackgroundBeirut Art Residency

Sophie Dubosc's work explores the commonplace dealing with human vulnerability, precariousness, and memory, whose essential instability is reflected in the physical condition of the materials used.

TargetsBeirut Art Residency

She presented several projects at open studios. Her starting collection, 'Wastelands' brings together plants from various locations in Beirut.

piece from Beirut WastelandBeirut Art Residency

After being pressed, the plants were organized directly on the wall in pairs. The arrangement of the plants in pairs refers to the reproduction of plants by cross-pollination and Noah’s Arc.

Beirut Wastelands seriesBeirut Art Residency

This mural herbarium invites us to reflect on urban vegetal life that is usually neglected.

full installation of Then You Find Yourself in the Middle of DustBeirut Art Residency

Consisting of a video work, sound piece and sculpture, Carolina Gonzalez Valencia worked on a multimedia installation "Then you find yourself in the middle of dust"

Part of Installation with abstract drawingsBeirut Art Residency

Her installation aimed to define the intangible moments throughout a building's state of demolishment.

Then You Find Yourself in the Middle of Dust installation pieceBeirut Art Residency

After she started to document the process of the building getting demolished, neighbors and pedestrians started to share stories of what the building was and what the space is going to become.

Audio InstallationBeirut Art Residency

"How do I contain what is banishing, what expands and soon disappears? The impossibility to get a hold of them was my task".

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