THE ACT OF IMPULSIVELY CLAIMING SPACE, part. 1
DOCUMENTATION, 2021
BLACK AND WHITE FILM, SHOT ON 35 MM PANORAMIC FILM CAMERA.
THE ACT OF IMPULSIVELY CLAIMING SPACE IS A PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF ELIAS NAFAA WORKING ON HIS DRAWING SERIES IMPULSIONS. THIS PERFORMATIVE ACT IS MARKED IN TIME, IN 9 PANORAMIC SEQUENCES, WITH ANALOG FILM PHOTOGRAPHS, TAKEN AND DEVELOPED BY ARCHITECT AND PHOTOGRAPHER ELIE ELKHOURY. THIS WAS DONE DURING WORK IN PROCESS, AN ARTIST-LED RESIDENCY THAT TOOK PLACE IN TRIPOLI (LEBANON) DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2021. THE RESIDENCY WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF MOPHRADAT.
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