Image extracted from the film "Mother Tongue" screened at the "Circulations" festival.
Three large vermilion cubes emerge from the ground in Centquatre's hall as part of the setting for the European youth's photography festival. Beirut looks out at us from one of the cubes, and a scent of thyme wafts through the air.While visitors to the exhibit are encouraged to wander through, one is naturally drawn to the work of Lebanese artist Sama Beydoun, who carefully immerses us — from the sounds to the smells — in some of the most precious among what our culture has to offer: tangible, edible love, passed from hand to hand until it reaches the taste buds.Cuisine as a common thread, from confinement to expatriationComing face to face with "Mother Tongue" at the exhibition's entrance means finding oneself embarking on an adventure that began in 2019, when the pandemic forced Sama Beydoun, her mother, her...
Three large vermilion cubes emerge from the ground in Centquatre's hall as part of the setting for the European youth's photography festival. Beirut looks out at us from one of the cubes, and a scent of thyme wafts through the air.While visitors to the exhibit are encouraged to wander through, one is naturally drawn to the work of Lebanese artist Sama Beydoun, who carefully immerses us — from the sounds to the smells — in some of the most precious among what our culture has to offer: tangible, edible love, passed from hand to hand until it reaches the taste buds.Cuisine as a common thread, from confinement to expatriationComing face to face with "Mother Tongue" at the exhibition's entrance means finding oneself embarking on an adventure that began in 2019, when the pandemic forced Sama Beydoun, her mother, her...
