The Lebanese know they don’t absorb the military and political power to fight foreign influence. It is unlikely Hariri is a free man even after his returnThe Sursock Gallery in Beirut features a video installation by Syrian artist Hrair Sarkissian,in which he is seen destroying his childhood home in Damascus. Forced from home by war, this is a man who has lost everything. In a video set on infinite replay, or Sarkissian is seen again and again striking his home. His is an act of utter futility,but as a survivor of war this is all that is left to him: to feign control and agency in a world where you absorb none. Related: Lebanese PM Saad Hariri suspends resignation Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk