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Jad El Khoury is an architect and visual artist. He holds an MA in architecture from the Lebanese University and a MFA in art and public space from Oslo National Academy of the Arts. His work has been shown internationally and he has received awards including the Institute of Public Art Award and the Arte Laguna Prize for Urban Art and Land art. Jad writes, ”After studying architecture in Beirut, I have worked with traces of war in Lebanon, where I grew up. I am part of the first post civil war (1975-1990) generation. To me, transforming accidental monuments of bitterness in the city into choreographed installations dancing with the wind was a necessity. It is my method to poetically rebel against religious sectarianism and suffering. My practice intertwines reality with fiction, facts with uncertainty, architecture with art, memory with forgetfulness. From illustrating repetitive meditative patterns with ink on paper, to temporary installations with architectural materials on contemporary ruins, the methods, research and mediums I work with are constantly being metamorphosed depending on the contexts and situations I encounter.