The events that are shaking the Arab world are haunting the imagination of artists. Seen or experienced, these events cause fear, indignation, disgust, or excitement and lead the artists to express their feelings. It is at the height of this unrest that the work of two artists, a Syrian and a Lebanese, gather to offer their views on their region. It is a silent dialogue on the State of the world and the anxiety it generates. The two artists express in their own way, a reality they have seen or experienced.
Ahmed Kleige focuses on the people affected by the conflict; men and women who are unaware of the negotiations and political issues surrounding these conflicts of which they are victims. They have asked nothing; they are the forgotten of the conflict, the unnamed faces shown on the screens. The work of Kleige is a cry against injustice and oppression.
Sandra Issa works on the news by filtering the media information. She appropriates images conveyed by newspapers and reinterprets the stories through a personal angle, where the emphasis is given to the human being and his situation in the world, beyond anecdotal evidence.
Ahmed Kleige is born in Aleppo, Syria in 1964. He is a member of the Syrian Fine Arts Union in Damascus. He graduated from Fathi Mohamed Fine Arts Center, Aleppo in 1988. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Lebanon at the Unesco Palace, the American University of Beirut and at the Sursock Museum. He had several solo exhibitions in Beirut at Zamaan Gallery and at the Opera House in Damascus. His work is part of many private collections. He currently lives in Beirut, Lebanon.
Sandra Issa is born in 1984, in Lebanon. She studied Visual Arts in Lebanon and France. Her work includes drawing, painting and installation in which she comments on social and political issues. She regularly performs live painting in different venues and events. She worked also with several artists and art spaces in France and Lebanon. She organized and participated in several group exhibitions in Lebanon.