{"id":48022,"date":"2014-05-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escaesco.com.br\/lab\/anba\/exhibit-in-beirut-features-photos-of-the-amazon\/"},"modified":"2019-06-30T16:38:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T19:38:46","slug":"exhibit-in-beirut-features-photos-of-the-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/exhibit-in-beirut-features-photos-of-the-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibit in Beirut features photos of the Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S&atilde;o Paulo &ndash; Photographs of the Amazon rainforest taken by Lebanon&rsquo;s Jacques Menassa comprise the show <em>Saudade da Minha Amaz&ocirc;nia <\/em>(Longing for My Amazon), set to open on the 29th this month at the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre, in Beirut.<\/p>\n<p><!--[{![cemb_9_703379_2]!}]--><\/p>\n<p>The exhibit will feature approximately 30 photographs taken during the 1990s, while Menassa was living in Brazil. The photographer has relatives in Brazil&rsquo;s Amazonas state, and took part in several expeditions to the rainforest while living in the country. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I interacted with Indians and forest dwellers and I saw many beautiful things. It was a great experience,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;The pictures feature vivid colours and the unique shapes of the region. I had a great experience with a nature that is unlike ours (in Lebanon). It is a different world, with different customs, things that do not exist in my own country,&rdquo; he says. <\/p>\n<p>Menassa is 57 and holds degrees in Political Science and Business Administration. A photography aficionado, he studied the technique at Universit&eacute; Saint-Esprit de Kaslik. In Manaus, he attended photography workshops at Centro de Artes Chamin&eacute; and featured in several exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am showcasing photographs that have marked my life. Each picture is part of a good memory,&rdquo; says Menassa regarding the new show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested in the forest <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Samia Yakzan, director of the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre, explains that the exhibit has captured the attention of Lebanese people even before opening. &ldquo;We have been getting a lot of calls. They want to know who the photographer is, they want to see the pictures, to experience Amazon,&rdquo; she says. <\/p>\n<p>According to her, the forest piques the interests of everyone due to its importance to our planet. &ldquo;His work (Menassa&rsquo;s) is flawless. He has lived in close connection with the Amazon,&rdquo; the director says. <\/p>\n<p>On the opening day, at 8:00 pm, there will be a cocktail party and a piano concert featuring Brazilian music. The exhibit will remain open until June 27th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Service <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exhibit <em>Saudade da Minha Amaz&ocirc;nia <\/em>(Longing for my Amazon)<br \/>Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre<br \/>Opening: May 29 at 8:00 pm<br \/>Visiting until June 27th, Mondays to Fridays from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm<br \/>Address: Mar Mitr street, Trad building, 176 Achrafieh &#8211; Beirut<br \/>Admittance is free&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-182755\">Jacques Menassa<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The show \u2018Longing for My Amazon\u2019 opens on the 29th at the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre, featuring 30 pictures taken by Lebanese photographer Jaques Menassa while living in Brazil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2313,"featured_media":182755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-48022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture"},"wps_subtitle":"The show \u2018Longing for My Amazon\u2019 opens on the 29th at the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Centre, featuring 30 pictures taken by Lebanese photographer Jaques Menassa while living in Brazil.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2313"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}