{"id":296798,"date":"2021-08-04T17:49:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T20:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=296798"},"modified":"2021-08-09T09:24:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T12:24:10","slug":"artists-from-brazil-and-lebanon-create-huge-mural-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/artists-from-brazil-and-lebanon-create-huge-mural-in-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists from Brazil and Lebanon create huge mural in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazilian duo Tereza de Quinta e Rob\u00e9zio Marques (pictured above<\/em>), who make up the duo Acidum Project, are in Lebanon for an art itinerary. Their main work in the Arab country was developed in partnership with Lebanese artist RenoZ<\/a>. The huge 540-square-meter mural was unveiled on July 30 and is located in the neighborhood of Hamra in the capital city of Beirut.<\/p>\n

The work has been planned for months and was produced by the three artists in nine days. The project was organized by Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center (Brasiliban) in partnership with Art Of Change<\/a>, a collective founded by Imane Assaf and Jason Camp that brings together Lebanese artists and holds several cultural activities in the Hamra neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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The mural is the main work by the Brazilians, jointly with Lebanese artist RenoZ<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Born in Fortaleza in the state of Cear\u00e1, Quina and Marques came onto Lebanese ground for the first time. \u201cIt has been an amazingly positive experience. It\u2019s unbelievable how the warm side of people here is similar to Brazil\u2019s. Especially considering the several situations, dramas, hardships and crises that we have gone through, too. They\u2019re a very strong, resilient people,\u201d Marques said.<\/p>\n

The welcoming reception made them relate the country with the Brazilian region they came from, the Northeast. The artists stressed the warmth of the Lebanese people and diverse geography. \u201cThe relation with the city struck us. Mountains, beaches \u2013 there\u2019re very different environments. It is not snowing now, but [at other times of the year] some mountains are covered in snow. The cuisine, too. It\u2019s rare to find Lebanese food in Fortaleza, and now we don\u2019t want to stop eating it as it\u2019s very good. Then we traveled the whole city. We know that it\u2019s going through a difficult time \u2013 the blast was a year ago, so Beirut is still rebuilding from it, and there are the economic crises, too, but you can see they\u2019re a people that can party and find joy,\u201d Quinta added.<\/p>\n

Brazil-Lebanon mural<\/strong><\/p>\n

The mural painted by the Brazilian and Lebanese artists honors the friendship ties between the two nations. The result can now be seen in the Arab country and, according to the organizers, is one of the largest murals in Lebanon. The project also celebrates the 10th<\/sup> anniversary of Brasiliban<\/a>, which is part of Brazil\u2019s embassy in Beirut and aims to promote the Portuguese language and Brazilian culture.<\/p>\n

The institution posted a video on its social media of the mural launching ceremony. \u201cI believe this is the message of hope we all need,\u201d Brazil\u2019s ambassador to Beirut, Hermano Telles Ribeiro, said at the occasion.<\/p>\n

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Rob\u00e9zio, Tereza e RenoZ. The artists jointly produced the giant mural<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the work in Beirut, the artists of the Acidum Project set out to research the local scene and retrieve the essence of Brazil they wanted to show. \u201cWe have a very big responsibility. We painted a woman that, for us, represents a Brazilian from the Northeast region. They have even asked, \u2018Is she really a Brazilian? She looks Lebanese.\u201d And I said, \u2018That\u2019s the point!\u2019 We wanted to break the stereotype of the Brazilian woman that is usually associated with sexiness. We wanted to paint someone that looked like our mother, someone from our Brazil, the Northeast, who\u2019s like any other woman from across the world. We wanted to put in that maternal vibe. We wanted to show this side, as the image of Brazil has to speak for who we are: A country that\u2019s connected to dialectics, harmony, balance,\u201d Marques pointed out.<\/p>\n

RenoZ, the Lebanese who worked together with the Brazilians, is a multidisciplinary artist based in Beirut and has exhibited in collective shows across Lebanon and other countries in the Middle East. In addition to artworks in galleries, he authored another large-scale mural, also located in the neighborhood of Hamra, and was developed in partnership with Art of Change.<\/p>\n

Acidum Project is slanted to develop other works in Lebanon, including a painting to be made in the Beqaa Valley. Following the experience in the Levant country, the duo will do an itinerary in Egypt with the support of Brazil\u2019s Embassy of Egypt in Cairo.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda & El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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