MOVING WALLS :  
A Documentary Photography Exhibition

Organized by the Open Society Institute, the Arab Image Foundation and Espace SD, the exhibit will feature the work of seven photographers, selected from over 60 whose photographs appeared in Moving Walls exhibitions in the United States. Based on a call for works, two local photographers were selected to be part of the show in Beirut. In conjunction with the exhibition a 5 day workshop on Documentary photography will be given by photographer Gary Fabiano for local photojournalists and students.  

Moving Walls toured in Bahrain, Dubai and Amman before Beirut. After Beirut, it will tour other parts of the Middle East, including Damascus, Aleppo and Cairo. It will then travel to the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Moving Walls: A Documentary Photography Exhibition features portraiture, collaborative projects, social documentary work, photo montage, and war reportage. Lori Grinker pairs portraits of veterans with their own words to explore the aftermath of war. Likewise , Eric Gottesman collaborates with his subjects to create portraits that reflect how people living with AIDS perceive themselves . Gary Fabiano, Andrew Lichtenstein , and James Nubile use photo montage, juxtaposing images of people, objects, scenes, and words, to present composite narratives of social and political issues. Aleksandr Glyadyelov and Edward Grazda pursue projects in communities to which they are personally connected: Glyadyelov, the son of a Soviet army officer, makes pictures in Ukraine, where he has lived since 1974, while Grazda, after spending years working in Muslim countries, returns home to photograph Muslims in New York.
The work of two Lebanese photographers Randa Mirza and Rania Matar was added to the show.

 

 

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