Dumping the front sea of Normandy with public garbage to create an artificial island

1991 (printed c. 2013–2014)
(Lebanese, b. 1964)
60 x 90 cm (23 5/8 x 35 7/16 in.)
© Samer Mohdad
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By 1991 when Mohdad took this photo, two decades of war had transformed Beirut from the Riviera of the Middle East to a ruined city desperately trying to emerge from the ashes. One area of the seaside promenade that been a locus for tourists until the war was Normandy, named for the oceanfront hotel there.
Dumping the front sea of Normandy with public garbage to create an artificial island

Dumping the front sea of Normandy with public garbage to create an artificial island

1991 (printed c. 2013–2014)

Samer Mohdad

(Lebanese, b. 1964)
Lebanon

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