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With Serge Blosh and Shaker Bou Abdalla, laughing to stay calm

Installed at the Institut Français of Beirut until June 30, 2025, "Leave us in peace!" born from the collaboration between French illustrator and Lebanese comedian, offers an interactive artistic immersion where laughter becomes a tool of resistance, reflection and shared humanity.

With Serge Blosh and Shaker Bou Abdalla, laughing to stay calm

The French illustrator Serge Blosh in front of the works of the exhibition "Leave us in peace."

Command, plea or will, this title displayed in capital letters at the entrance of the exhibition, "Leave us in peace!" invites a visual and satirical reflection on universal themes: love, humor, war, peace and Lebanon – proof that the language of humor transcends words.Born from a series of meetings starting in 2022, this exhibition brings together Serge Blosh – famous for his illustrations in Max and Lili and Samsam or his recent collaborations with the Théâtre national populaire de Villeurbanne – and Shaker Bou Abdalla, Lebanese stand-up comedian.The Meeting of Two WorldsIt all starts with a request from the Institut Français and a collaboration imagined with Sabyl Ghoussoub, author of Beyrouth-sur-Seine (Goncourt Prize for high school students 2022). Busy with his literary success, Ghoussoub then suggested the name of Bou...
Command, plea or will, this title displayed in capital letters at the entrance of the exhibition, "Leave us in peace!" invites a visual and satirical reflection on universal themes: love, humor, war, peace and Lebanon – proof that the language of humor transcends words.Born from a series of meetings starting in 2022, this exhibition brings together Serge Blosh – famous for his illustrations in Max and Lili and Samsam or his recent collaborations with the Théâtre national populaire de Villeurbanne – and Shaker Bou Abdalla, Lebanese stand-up comedian.The Meeting of Two WorldsIt all starts with a request from the Institut Français and a collaboration imagined with Sabyl Ghoussoub, author of Beyrouth-sur-Seine (Goncourt Prize for high school students 2022). Busy with his literary success, Ghoussoub then suggested the name...