rana haddad . pascal hachem x architecture association visiting school . things that are fascinatingly boring . vendôme stairs | mar mikhael | lebanon . 06-07 / 2019

Sight 01 Mais oui, tu es belle

In front of me stands a broken chair Forlorn in the city, vacant and unattended. Even though it is empty, traces of the past remain. The chair is worn.

The chair has spoken.

Sight 02

Act naturally, she is looking at you. The chair has spoken.

Sight 03

Finally, I’m getting some attention. Summer is my loneliest season and I’m in need of some company. I would have offered you a cup of water to sip on, but I’ve been out for a while. Come back again, I’ll be here for a long time.

Sight 04

I surround you, and now I can touch you But tell me, has anyone noticed my presence? And re-assure me, chair, how long before they notice my absence?

Sight 05 Sunset

6pm Man in solus, sat on the lonely chair. ‘He is lonely,’ the shadow said. The sun pondered into evening, staring at the man, he squints and turns facing the shadow on the ground.

6pm Silhouettes inked by the setting sun.

the common interest stemmed out to investigate the lack of place that is provided by the city for the youth without having to spend any money that is how we chose the most public of all places in mar mikhael, younes jebayli staircase, known as the vendôme staircase

the project entitled ‘in contemplation’, culminates with five different pieces scattered along the stairway despite the uniqueness of each piece; all convey the relationship to the city that does not want you to linger.

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