Sound Piece and Research Booklet on Beirut Coastline

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  • This Sea Is Mine : Sound Piece and Research Booklet on Beirut Coastline
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    Un travail et un document exceptionnel, montrant la privatisation du littoral de Beyrouth

    Dictaphone Group announces the release of a sound piece based on their summer 2012 performance, This Sea Is Mine. The research-based and site-specific performance explored the concepts of public space and seafront access in Beirut through the city’s coastline. In the performance, the audience was invited to take part in a journey on a small boat going from the Ayn al-Mrayse fishing port to Daliyeh in Rawshe. The boat stopped at each of the different seafront properties exploring its land ownership history, the laws that govern it, and the practices of its users. The goal of this project is to reexamine our understanding of public space and to re-imagine the city.

    Research Booklet

    An English version of the This Sea Is Mine research booklet is now available for download (click here). Based on the original Arabic publication (click here), the booklet outlines the general history of Beirut coastal properties, and provides detailed information on the ownership history of the major beaches (e.g., Sporting Beach) and resorts (e.g., Movenpik Hotel Resort) of the city.