Nafas

Roy Dib, Nafas, 2021

8 minutes, single-channel video, sound.
For The Only Thing Left is to Leave. Commissioned by Beirut Art Center and Firstdraft, with the support of the Keir Foundation.

ضمن مشروع كل ما تبقى هو الرحيل

بتكليف من مركز بيروت للفن وفيرست درافت، بدعم من مؤسسة كير

a breath. waiting. a breath. distraction. a breath. time. a breath. sound. a breath. lust. a breath. waiting. a breath. distraction. a breath. time. a breath.

نَفَسْ. إنتظار. نَفَسْ. سهيان. نَفَسْ. وقت. نَفَسْ. صوت. نَفَسْ. شهوة. نَفَسْ. إنتظار. نَفَسْ. سهيان. نَفَسْ. وقت. نَفَسْ.

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about The Only Thing Left is to Leave

The Only Thing Left is to Leave is an international commissioning project supported by the Keir Foundation, co-developed by Firstdraft and Beirut Art Center. The first part of this project is an online iteration, co-developed by Firstdraft and Beirut Art Center, featuring four artist commissions by Eddie Abd, Roy Dib, Morgan Hogg, and Chrystèle Khodr – individually premiering on Instagram TV. Each of these interdisciplinary artists interrogates what paths are trodden and social formations woven, what common practices are formulated and networks of sustenance formed, when we move.

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