News & Highlights
Lino Prints — Centre hospitalier des Quatre Villes, Saint-Cloud
A solo presentation of Nadine Abou Zaki’s linocuts was shown at the Centre hospitalier des Quatre Villes in Saint-Cloud. The exhibition explored movement, inner transformation and the desire to transcend the limits of existence through linocut.
Prière de toucher — INECAT, Paris
“Prière de toucher” (Please Touch) was presented at INECAT in Paris during “Fenêtres”, from 29 September to 1 October 2023. The programme combined the tactile workshop “Terre… Prière de toucher” with an interactive performance and sculpture exhibition centred on touch, perception and the living sculpture.
Lino Prints Exhibition
A presentation of Nadine Abou Zaki’s linocut prints, a series exploring movement, inner transformation and the desire to transcend the limits of existence.
Elephant in the Dark
Supported by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), “Elephant in the Dark” developed through blindfolded performance experiences at the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum (MACAM) and the National Museum of Beirut, exploring darkness, touch, space and perception.
Le journal d’un mûrier — Braille edition
“Le journal d’un mûrier” was published in Braille. The edition was printed by Blessed School, with a relief cover produced by the Omero National Museum of Ancona, and distributed to schools, centres and organisations serving blind and visually impaired readers.
The Diary of a Mulberry Tree — Al Madina Theatre, Beirut
“The Diary of a Mulberry Tree”, a dance-theatre work written and directed by Nadine Abou Zaki, was presented at Al Madina Theatre in Beirut. The work brings together dance, narration, poetry and music around memory, nature and the Lebanese Civil War.
Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Nadine Abou Zaki was named Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Ministry of National Education.
Please Touch — Beirut Art Fair
“Please Touch” was presented at Beirut Art Fair within the “Virtual/Reality” segment curated by Pascal Odille. Four performers became living sculptures, responding to visitors’ touch and shifting the boundary between sculpture, body and audience.
Please Touch — Station Beirut / Agial Gallery
“Please Touch” was presented at Station Beirut, curated by Agial Art Gallery. The project brought together a sculpture exhibition, blindfolded sculpting, living sculpture, film, sound and light, inviting visitors to encounter sculpture through touch and darkness.
The second edition of De femme à homme (Marsam ed. Morocco) at Paris Book Fair
The second edition of “De femme à homme”, published by Marsam in Rabat, was presented at the Paris Book Fair.
De femme à homme — Institut du monde arabe, Paris
Nadine Abou Zaki and philosopher Pierre-Marie Hasse presented and discussed “De femme à homme” at the Institut du monde arabe in Paris during a Café littéraire moderated by François Zabbal.
Book signing at the 18th Francophone Book Fair — Beirut
Nadine Abou Zaki took part in a book signing at the 18th Francophone Book Fair in Beirut.
Le lieu et le corps — Le Scribe / L’Harmattan, Paris
A public debate around “Le lieu et le corps” was held at Le Scribe — L’Harmattan in Paris, addressing place, body, travel and communication in the age of new technologies.
The Garden of Dialogue — Beirut World Book Capital
Five stone sculpture-benches forming “The Garden of Dialogue” were inaugurated in Beirut as part of Beirut World Book Capital. The works honour Gibran Khalil Gibran, Nadia Tueni, Abdallah Alayli and Hussein Mroueh, and were conceived for sitting, reading and dialogue.
Book signing at the 17th Francophone Book Fair — Beirut
Nadine Abou Zaki signed “Le lieu et le corps / Al Makan Wal Jasad” at the 17th Francophone Book Fair in Beirut.
Sculptor Ambassador — Jeux de la Francophonie
Nadine Abou Zaki was selected by the Lebanese Ministry of Culture as Lebanon’s Sculptor Ambassador for the 6th Jeux de la Francophonie in Beirut.
International Secular Award — Paris
Nadine Abou Zaki received the 4th International Secular Award (Prix International de la Laïcité) from the Comité de la laïcité républicaine at Paris City Hall.
And I Fly Off — solo sculpture exhibition, Beirut
Nadine Abou Zaki presented her third solo sculpture exhibition, “And I Fly Off”, at Surface Libre in Beirut, bringing together 26 sculptures in stone and wood.