The Lebanese culinary artist Micheline Nahra.
Whether she was rolling you a cigarette or a sandwich, gathering wildflowers for a bouquet, setting a table, or sewing a missing button on a blouse, the hands of Micheline Nahra were always speaking. Watching them was like witnessing a poem being composed and brought to life, with both surgical precision and a care akin to love. With the strength of these hands, which were the foundation of her language, the culinary artist has been creating installations, banquets, or dining tables for galleries, museum institutions, private clients, or in collaboration with other artists and designers for three years now. At a time when this profession is gaining more and more prominence, with a growing number of chefs and artists working at the intersection of design and gastronomy, the Lebanese woman in her 30s, living in Rotterdam, has carved out a...
Whether she was rolling you a cigarette or a sandwich, gathering wildflowers for a bouquet, setting a table, or sewing a missing button on a blouse, the hands of Micheline Nahra were always speaking. Watching them was like witnessing a poem being composed and brought to life, with both surgical precision and a care akin to love. With the strength of these hands, which were the foundation of her language, the culinary artist has been creating installations, banquets, or dining tables for galleries, museum institutions, private clients, or in collaboration with other artists and designers for three years now. At a time when this profession is gaining more and more prominence, with a growing number of chefs and artists working at the intersection of design and gastronomy, the Lebanese woman in her 30s, living in Rotterdam, has carved out...