Clichés arabes (3) : La parole aux intéressés ! Sidérantes photos de Marwan Tahtah (qui travaille pour Al-Akhbar). Des réfugiés syriens au Liban réutilisant des pubs pour s’abriter. Le photographe expose aussi à Paris.
Desiring Shelter : Syrian Refugee Camps Under the Shadow of Advertisements | Al Akhbar English
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From the depths of the newly established Syrian refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley and North Lebanon, Al-Akhbar’s photographer Marwan Tahtah captures the transformation of tools of desire into shelters of necessity. These 12 images portray how Syrian refugees are attempting to alleviate some of their current tragedies by appropriating splashy advertising banners for luxurious items. The results are modest shelters draped in sensual and vibrant images starkly contrasted by the occupants’ daily drive to survive. As opposed to common representations of blatant suffering, the photographs subtly invoke the profound chasm between “classes” and the power of human adaptability under extraordinary circumstances.
Tahtah’s photographs were exhibited at La Quatrième Image in Paris as part of the “Syrian Refugee Camps in Lebanon” project.