Lebanon's Cement Tiles | Floors and Heritage 13 octobre 2026Benedicte de Vanssay MoubarakUnder the feet of the residents of Beirut, Byblos, or Tyre, thousands of tiles tell a story that the walls no longer do. Cement tiles in Lebanon are much more...
Emigration to Lebanon History | Waves and Consequences 18 août 2026Benedicte de Vanssay MoubarakLebanon has had a long and painful relationship with emigration. For more than a century, successive waves of Lebanese people have left their country, driven by war, economic hardship, or...
Manouché | The thyme and zaatar flatbread from Lebanese cuisine 31 juillet 2026Benedicte de Vanssay MoubarakDid you know? Manouché is listed as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO! This thyme flatbread called manouché (or manakish in plural) is much more than just a Lebanese culinary...
Lebanese Triple-Arched Houses - Origin and symbolism 9 juillet 2026Benedicte de Vanssay MoubarakSome architectures resemble faces. The Lebanese triple-arched house is one of them: three arcs open to the light, a red-tiled roof, pale stone walls that have absorbed centuries of sun....
Art as a testimony of history | Bénédicte de Vanssay Moubarak 25 juin 2026Benedicte de Blavous MoubarakHistory leaves written traces, dates, archives. But it also leaves images, shapes, colors. When we talk about art bearing witness to history, we’re talking about this unique ability of artworks...
Contemporary Collage Technique | Materials, Tools, and Steps 9 juin 2026Benedicte de Blavous MoubarakContemporary collage techniques give us a unique way to tell stories through fragments. In our work, when we paint abandoned houses in Lebanon, we often use this approach to extend...