_{low fat publication}

English
2024

low fat publication delves into the interplay between remedy and poison found in our food. With a rhizomatic approach, this edition explores the duality through tarot readings, historical narratives, and personal reflections. It investigates the transformative properties of substances like white phosphorus, traces the development of food preservation techniques, delves into the sensory impact of flavors, and highlights the cultural importance of culinary traditions.

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_{deconstructing contemporary palates}

English
2023

The research reflects on the formation of the contemporary palate by delving into the deconstructions and reconstructions of food and farming culture. Adopting a rhizomatic approach, the culinary presentation puts forward a series of vignettes related to the forces of domination, colonization, and commercialization of the food system. These vignettes, combining narratives and images, reflect on the political-economic and cultural forces that have contributed to altering our relationship with food, and ultimately, our taste palates.

With the support of Alserkal Arts Foundation, the research is now documented in a Zine publication.

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a brief introduction to tesliq

English and Arabic
2022

- AFAC Artist support Grantee
- Mophradat Grantee
- Excerpt from the book was pubslished in Samandal comic #17

Tesliq (تسليق); part of rural lebanese dialect, refers to the act of collecting chard (seleq-سلق) which became associated with picking edible plants. Gathering shrubs offers a communal instinct, a sense of awareness that these plants belong to the community that looks after it.

The book weaves a collection of reflections around foraging as a communal tool to look for primary resources and to reclaim expropriated lands in Beirut.

- size 14.5x18cm
- 144 pages
- Every copy includes a poster; size 28x35cm

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a diary of unwanted plants

1 copy -
2018

The research reflects on the formation of the contemporary palate by delving into the deconstructions and reconstructions of food and farming culture. Adopting a rhizomatic approach, the culinary presentation puts forward a series of vignettes related to the forces of domination, colonization, and commercialization of the food system. These vignettes, combining narratives and images, reflect on the political-economic and cultural forces that have contributed to altering our relationship with food, and ultimately, our taste palates.

With the support of Alserkal Arts Foundation, the research is now documented in a Zine publication.

Get a copy from Alserkal Arts Foundation or download the digital copy here