Le Naufrage
In this series, the artist explores the relationships of association and dissociation, places, objects, and subjects. The work is a reflection of the stark violence that permeates families and communities as a result of political conflicts or personal tragedies, forcing them to leave their homes, memories, and material possessions behind. This series was exhibited at l'Institut Du Monde Arabe as part of the third Biennale of Photographers of the Contemporary Arab World in Paris. It was also exhibited at the MEI Art Gallery in Washington DC as part of the exhibition “Lebanon, Then and Now: Photography from 2006-2020.”
Le Naufrage Series
2019
Photography/Photomontage
Maria Kassab’s works are inspired by the political climate of Lebanon. Her layered aesthetic reconciles her personal history with the Western attitudes she has encountered during her time abroad. She constructs a contemporaneous identity affected by the illogical and the surreal, offering a new vision of a more malleable humanity via social icons and imagery. Her manipulated images create a visual language that deconstructs and decontextualises reality as a form of resistance to the current political and cultural world. Kassab currently lives and works in Berlin.