Inspired by found objects, personal archives and poetic experiences, Lebanese artists and filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige invent a unique way of navigating between art and film. Their documentaries, fictional films, photography, art installations, texts and performances develop narratives around stories kept secret, acting as a resistance to official history. Functioning as a guide for an exhibition traveling between Sharjah, Paris, Munich and Valencia as well as a monograph, Two Suns in a Sunset , written in the three languages of the artists―English, French and Arabic―surveys a three-decade-long collaboration, which includes the 21 works and 6 full-length films.
Language
English
Pages
686
Format
Hardcover
Release
May 23, 2017
ISBN 13
9783863359867
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige: Two Suns in a Sunset/Se souvenir de la lumière
Inspired by found objects, personal archives and poetic experiences, Lebanese artists and filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige invent a unique way of navigating between art and film. Their documentaries, fictional films, photography, art installations, texts and performances develop narratives around stories kept secret, acting as a resistance to official history. Functioning as a guide for an exhibition traveling between Sharjah, Paris, Munich and Valencia as well as a monograph, Two Suns in a Sunset , written in the three languages of the artists―English, French and Arabic―surveys a three-decade-long collaboration, which includes the 21 works and 6 full-length films.