Fred Nevché in Beirut: From Karantina to Lou Reed, reviving memory through electronic poetry
Between Marseille and Beirut, the French poet-musician settled for an artistic residency. Through an immersion in Karatina and the presentation of his musical project "The Unreal Story of Lou Reed," he happily anchors himself in Lebanon.
From the freight elevator of the Grand Factory, the dim ambiance, bathed in red light and carried by crescendo music, unfolded before our eyes. Fred Nevché finalized his last adjustments. Before him, Beirut sparkled at dusk, while the port ruins reflected rusty glimmers. With a camera in hand, he captured the moment. Enthusiastic, smiling, filled with communicative joy, the artist savored every second of this first stay in Lebanon.Nevché laid down his bags in Lebanon to present "The Unreal Story of Lou Reed" — a concept album of electronic poetry paying homage to the rock legend — but it was also a chance to create.Karatina, vestiges of a living memoryIn residency at the Oriental Library alongside researcher Diala Lteif, he began fieldwork around the Karatina neighborhood, blending urban exploration, interviews, archives, sound...
From the freight elevator of the Grand Factory, the dim ambiance, bathed in red light and carried by crescendo music, unfolded before our eyes. Fred Nevché finalized his last adjustments. Before him, Beirut sparkled at dusk, while the port ruins reflected rusty glimmers. With a camera in hand, he captured the moment. Enthusiastic, smiling, filled with communicative joy, the artist savored every second of this first stay in Lebanon.Nevché laid down his bags in Lebanon to present "The Unreal Story of Lou Reed" — a concept album of electronic poetry paying homage to the rock legend — but it was also a chance to create.Karatina, vestiges of a living memoryIn residency at the Oriental Library alongside researcher Diala Lteif, he began fieldwork around the Karatina neighborhood, blending urban exploration, interviews, archives,...
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