Sagas of Painful Bodies – Burning Traces Series
This project examines the life experience of seven Lebanese women (my self-included) dealing with a chronically painful condition known as Fibromyalgia. My work is an investigation of chronic disease narrative and physical gestures. It sheds light on the nature of the disrupted experiences, their meanings, and actions. On the other hand, it exposes in painterly forms a broader range of existential questions and creates poetic links between identity, experiences, and cultural stigma.
This photo series is an artistic documentation of what is left behind after an episode of pain and a sleepless night. It aims to show the traces of an interrupted life, what is left unsaid, and the physicality of an invisible ache.
Manar Ali Hassan was born in 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon. She is an emerging multidisciplinary visual artist, and graphic design instructor, with a BA in Art Education from the Lebanese University in 2002 and a BA in Graphic Design. In 2019, Manar Ali Hassan earned her Master in Visual Arts with distinction from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) – University of Balamand.
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