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02 June 2013

The Green Line, Beirut, Lebanon


WOUNDS, Beirut, Lebanon (COPYRIGHT © Mari Meen Halsøy)

WOUNDS, Beirut, Lebanon (COPYRIGHT © Mari Meen Halsøy)

WOUNDS, Beirut, Lebanon (COPYRIGHT © Mari Meen Halsøy)

WOUNDS, Beirut, Lebanon (COPYRIGHT © Mari Meen Halsøy)

WOUNDS, Beirut, Lebanon (COPYRIGHT © Mari Meen Halsøy)

WOUNDS, Beirut, Lebanon (COPYRIGHT © Mari Meen Halsøy)

WOUNDS, Beirut, Lebanon (COPYRIGHT © Mari Meen Halsøy)

 WOUNDS, Beirut, Lebanon (COPYRIGHT © Mari Meen Halsøy)


Building on the former Green Line, Beirut, Lebanon. The Green Line divided Beirut between East and West during the Civil War (1975-1990). The name refers to the belt of greenery which emerged when grass and trees grew in streets and buildings that were destructed and abandoned in no man's land for years. Many of the buildings along the Green Line were severely damaged and destroyed during the war. The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon is growing week by week, and several refugees have found shelter in this building.

My work on this building consist of three woven bullet holes.