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Ginou Choueiri
Country:
Lebanon
Artist's Statement:
I chose the potato to portray human faces because of the many striking parallels. Not only is their skin porous like ours, but their skin texture and color is very similar, and like us, they come in different sizes, shapes and forms. Potatoes grow, live, and then decay, mirroring the ephemeral existence and fragility of our own human nature.
Biography (condensed):
Ginou Choueiri was born in Beirut, Lebanon. After completing a degree in Marketing at the University of Connecticut, she returned to Beirut and started working in advertising. Seven years later, she travelled to Barcelona to participate in Metafora’s International Art Workshop and has been making art ever since.
Biography (full):
Ginou Choueiri was born in Beirut, Lebanon. After completing a degree in Marketing at the University of Connecticut, she returned to Beirut and started working in advertising. Seven years later, she travelled to Barcelona to participate in Metafora’s International Art Workshop and has been making art ever since.
Her work has been exhibited in Europe and the Middle East in venues such as the Contemporary Cultural Center of Barcelona, the Mario Merz Foundation in Turin, Italy, and Beirut Art Lounge. She is currently based in Beirut and is preparing on her first solo show expected to take place in Nov. 2009.
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