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2012-01-16T06:18:00.001+02:00

2012-01-14T23:22:00.000+02:00

le rêve parle la langue des oiseaux.

2012-01-09T11:55:00.002+02:00

mixed media on wood

140 x 80 cm

our breaths in winter [1 & 2]

2011-12-09T13:26:00.003+02:00

mixed media on wood
33 x 33 cm each

2011-12-05T12:12:00.001+02:00

autumn is warmly cold in paris.

the december collective art show

2011-12-01T07:42:00.005+02:00

is a group exhibition at the joanna seikaly art gallery, gemayze - beirut.
opening on december 8th at 7pm, running until december 16th, 2011
more info here

life is beautiful,

2011-11-27T13:20:00.002+02:00

it's society that's fucked up.

léopoldine

2011-11-24T15:02:00.004+02:00

mixed media on wood

2m x 45cm

2011-11-18T13:09:00.003+02:00

wall painting, barcelona

2011-11-16T20:00:00.001+02:00

2011-11-07T14:40:00.001+02:00

logic is squared. circles are wider, and warmer.

2011-10-31T22:46:00.001+02:00

2011-10-25T21:41:00.002+03:00

mixed media in a wooden drawer.

[not available]

2011-10-25T21:36:00.004+03:00

mixed media in a wooden drawer.

[not available]

2011-10-18T13:54:00.002+03:00

we will never wake up from this beautiful dream, until we fall in eternal sleep.

2011-10-13T19:19:00.011+03:00

l'artiste magazine september issue - france

(typing faults...)

www.l-artistemagazine.com

www.lheraultart.com

2011-10-07T18:45:00.009+03:00

mixed media on wood

33 x 45cm

another birdhouse.

maybe her name is alice

2011-10-07T17:45:00.010+03:00

mixed media on wood

38.5 x 48.5 cm

2011-10-04T02:40:00.009+03:00

barcelona's trash is generous. i love the wood i'm finding. barcelona is also inspiring, i'm working on some new paintings and will be showing them in this exhibition - opening on october 14th until november 16th. drop by if you're near, lillipep serves good drinks.

(it's less than a minute walk away from picasso's museum...)

2011-10-02T14:55:00.004+03:00

mixed media on a wooden drawer

i found these drawers thrown away next to the garbage on my way to my friends' place... what i love about them is not only that they are made with rough old wood but also that you can hang them on the wall and they can make good use by becoming shelves : )

2011-10-02T05:07:00.005+03:00

some woman in the bar down the street.

mixed media on a wooden drawer

2011-10-02T03:09:00.000+03:00

i take a few steps and stop. i savor the total oblivion into which i have fallen. i am between two cities, one knows nothing of me, the other knows me no longer.
- jean paul sartre, nausea

2011-10-02T00:55:00.003+03:00

it's my first week in barcelona, so far i'm flattered by how friendly people, birds and dogs are.

group painting exhibition

2011-09-13T21:24:00.007+03:00

opening on thursday september 15th [7:00 pm] at the joanna seikaly art gallery, gemmayze 480 goureaud street - beirut; show running until october 16th.

and by the way, happy birthday zaya :)

dawn birds طيور الفجر

2011-09-13T21:20:00.003+03:00

mixed media on wood

(with hand painted wooden birds)

84 x 79cm

2011-09-13T02:27:00.001+03:00

where do the things we forget go? and where do our dreams hide? i don't know. but i know that they all surface in sleep and art.

girl with a frog and a pomegranate

2011-09-08T04:12:00.001+03:00

mixed media on wood
84 x 79cm

eva

2011-09-07T01:52:00.004+03:00

(click for larger view)

mixed media on wood

1m 30 x 93 cm

endless summer

2011-09-07T01:39:00.003+03:00

mixed media on 50 x 70cm recycled paper

oh deer

2011-08-29T18:19:00.003+03:00

mixed media on 50 x 70cm recycled paper

hello

2011-08-21T16:54:00.004+03:00

mixed media on 50 x 70cm recycled paper

woman in contemporary art

2011-08-09T17:00:00.004+03:00

an exhibition along with more than 30 local and international artists. it is curated by art lounge at the beautiful location of the old silk factory in maasser beiteddine - from august 10th running until september 30st - more info here.

2011-06-30T02:40:00.000+03:00

life is elsewhere...

mitleid lady

2011-06-21T03:14:00.003+03:00

mixed media on wood

1m x 1.75cm

show extended

2011-06-11T09:46:00.006+03:00

"heart of mind" now until the 18th of june.
lorientlejour
timeoutmagazine

lagenda

2011-06-03T11:13:00.007+03:00

mixed media on wood
1m x 60cm

to lea~

nepal [1 & 2]

2011-05-25T23:03:00.005+03:00

these 2 paintings are inspired by my trip to nepal:
mixed media on wood

97 x 61cm each

2011-05-23T19:06:00.005+03:00

mm?

2011-04-30T18:16:00.015+03:00

heart of mind is a show of a selection of old and new works, in art lounge, beirut.

opening on may 18th starting 6:30pm (till 11pm), ongoing until june 12

www.artlounge.net

empusae - visuals

2011-04-29T16:22:00.005+03:00

a pleasure to have had the chance to collaborate with my visuals in empusae's tour. you might want to attend in case you're anywhere near, the dates -so far- are as follows:

16-04: marseille (armageddon 2.3)

06-05: marl (forms of hands, extended show)

28-05: budapest (industrial fusion)

10-08: minsk (tbc)

30-09 till 02-10: oberhausen (maschinenfest)

roomobscura

2011-04-15T15:45:00.002+03:00

my hands are not mine.

2011-04-13T08:23:00.007+03:00

a small part [out of 40mn] of the visuals during c-drik fermont's live performance in beirut art center, december 2010, here

roomobscura

the cocoon

2011-04-11T23:27:00.005+03:00

listen

dark matter

2011-04-10T13:45:00.011+03:00

hello,

click here if you want to see a video we made for jad atoui's "dark matter".

roomobscura

souhayla سُهيلى

2011-04-07T18:14:00.004+03:00

acrylic on wood

1m17 x 85cm

mademoiselle marguerite

2011-03-28T19:24:00.003+03:00

acrylic on wood

56 x 61 cm (with frame)

2011-03-22T20:34:00.009+02:00

"i want to do to you what spring does to almond trees."

mixed media on wood

1m x 70cm

[not available]

2011-03-07T02:57:00.007+02:00

listen

2011-02-27T20:26:00.004+02:00

china ink on paper bag.

2011-02-09T21:27:00.006+02:00

i've seen birds
hiding in trees
refusing to fly
for the excuse of
rain.

2011-02-08T04:40:00.010+02:00

الخللُ في العالم
خلل في السرير

الحربُ في العالم
حرب بين الذات

.و الذات

"the disorder in the world

is a disorder in bed

the war in the world

is a war between the self

and the self."

2011-02-05T08:46:00.001+02:00

"as if i’d awakened just in time to see this from the window of a train, only to wonder if, years later, it had been a dream."

-william michaelian

2011-02-02T06:51:00.002+02:00

[not available]

2011-01-30T19:15:00.000+02:00

2011-01-30T19:14:00.007+02:00

"a dream"

[not available]

take me خُذني

2011-01-30T07:00:00.000+02:00

j'ai compté sur toi (i counted on you)

2011-01-27T06:51:00.014+02:00

mixed media on wood

50 x 60 cm

[not available]

2011-01-25T04:31:00.006+02:00

dream

2011-01-24T17:25:00.007+02:00

mixed media on wood

55 x 80 cm

2011-01-24T15:47:00.004+02:00

[not available]

bathing in red

2011-01-20T05:33:00.004+02:00

[not available]

mixed media on wood

1m x 80cm

review of cdrk's performance in beirut art center, featuring visuals by ella

2011-01-18T17:17:00.007+02:00

click here

"assister à un concert de c-drík n’est pas une simple expérience artistique. c’est un billet d’accès vers un cosmos d’intelligence électronique haut de gamme. non, ce n’est pas le commencement d’un film d’horreur, piège numéro 1 pour les moins accoutumés au mouvement ‘expérimental’. installé devant son ordinateur portable sous l’écran de l’auditorium du beirut art center, c-drík produit une bande sonore en direct durant 40 minutes, formée de ‘soundscapes’, et d’impressions auditives. l’ambiance de fond en perpétuel changement, toujours très métallique, en alternance successive entre aigus et graves, se trouve brusquement déchirée par des distortions, entrecoupée de chuchotements, de rires étranges, de grincements, etc. c-drík décide de nous communiquer un état d'âme très funeste ce soir. les effets visuels de ‘ella’ défilent devant un public silencieux et figé. l'artiste visuelle pluridisciplinaire nous offre une projection vidéo construite, en intégrité, de textures. ella met à notre disposition plusieurs éléments tel que la pierre, la peau humaine, les feuilles d’arbres, et encore, le sang. les gros plans s’imposent, et il y’a de quoi, puisque la musique en question exige une image détaillée, irrégulière, et d’unevaleur dramatique importante. c-drík a-t’il réussi à transmettre son message au public libanais ou pas ? ce n’est pas la question. cependant, une seule certitude s’impose: la musique expérimentale n’est autre que l’expression la plus subjective de soi. reste donc à chacun d’élaborer une interprétation personnalisée, face à un art de plus en plus en vogue à travers le monde."
- marc ghazar

cdrk + ella

2010-12-24T12:24:00.015+02:00

[an improvised audio-visual performance]

audio: c-drík fermont a.k.a cdrk

visual: ella

date: 29th dec 2010

place: beirut art center

time: 8pm

about cdrk:

c-drík fermont is a multifaceted artist and academically trained musician from belgium. he is a former student of electro-acoustic composer annette vande gorne [conservatory of mons]. c-drík is also a sound designer and composer, mostly into various electronic and experimental genres such as electro-acoustic, noise, breakcore, industrial, electro, digital punk and free jazz. with regards to visual arts, c-drík also composes soundtracks for theatre, exhibitions, sound installations, fashion shows and short movies.

his movie works include musical scores for sergei eisenstein's strike [2006] and the battleship potemkin [2009]. he composed the soundtrack for atalodz, an experimental short film directed by gisèle pape, and won the prize for the best soundtrack at the 'côté court' festival in montreuil, france [2008].

c-drík also runs the mastering studio and record label syrphe, dedicated to electronic and experimental music from africa and asia, as well as its sub-label textolux.

he has performed and given lectures in 40 countries and on nearly every continent. his research focuses on experimental and electronic music in africa and asia, and he is currently writing a book tracing artists from those continents from 1944 until now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-drik_Fermont

syrphe

beirut art center

acousmatik system

urban facade animotion

2010-12-24T12:15:00.014+02:00

the ufa 3d mapping event is an urban art experience, a first of its kind in the middle east. 3d mapping is a new form of urban art popping up in cities throughout the world. this art of creating video displays make buildings come alive in light, color and motion.

serge manouguian and i have worked on a piece that is showing throughout this event.

opening night is on december 22nd at 8:30pm, with additional shows on december 23rd, 28th, 29th, 30th. [ufa bldg, downtown beirut, martyr's square]

check it out, and if you like the "serge and ella" animation you can help us win by going here: http://www.ufacompetition.com/ and clicking on vote...

reviews:

l'agenda culturel's

the daily star

timeout beirut

2010-12-22T12:33:00.003+02:00

[not available]

2010-12-14T16:51:00.004+02:00

[not available]

2010-12-09T13:43:00.002+02:00

all hearts rest red with the dying sun.

maurice the fisherman الصيّاد موريس

2010-12-04T00:03:00.004+02:00

[not available]

dear alphonse

2010-11-25T02:04:00.012+02:00

mixed media on wood

1m x 80cm

in memory of alphonse.

[not available]

le bonheur الهناء

2010-11-19T19:11:00.009+02:00

mixed media on wood

45 x 65 cm

2010-11-14T15:05:00.004+02:00

listen

2010-11-13T23:08:00.002+02:00

[not available]

2010-11-11T22:14:00.002+02:00

"i am not mine."

[not available]

2010-11-06T18:25:00.016+02:00

indyact is organizing an exhibition to rise awareness on the recycling problem in the country by calling attention to environmental art. some of my paintings, being done on wooden waste, are taking part of this zero waste exhibition touring lebanon.

:program:

bekaa el awssat | riyak | antonine university: 5-6 nov.

tripoli | near the municipality | kasser nawfal: 9-10 nov.

zgharta | antonine university: 11-12 nov.

akkar | national orthodox university: 14-15 nov.

byblos | lebanese american university: 18-19 nov.

nabatiyeh | bilal fahoss secondary school: 27 nov.

baalback | rass el ain | tammouz hall: 29 nov.

saida | municipality hall: 1-2 dec.

tyre: 4 dec.
beit el-daiaa | dmiit | shouf: 13 dec.
unesco | beirut: 17 dec.

رائحة الجريدة و طعم القهوة

2010-11-05T09:15:00.006+02:00

the smell of the newspaper and the coffee's taste.

good morning

صباح الخير

2010-11-03T22:50:00.007+02:00

i recently started working as a librarian. have been sinking in books like a new adventure every day. these are drawings i made in the bus on my way back home today.

and i've edited this one once here:

refuge لجوء

2010-10-31T14:12:00.002+02:00

acrylic and china ink on wood

1m x 70cm

maria ماريا

2010-10-28T16:59:00.003+03:00

maria kassab, after atelier 68

الصداقة سمكة صغيرة حمراء

2010-10-25T08:10:00.001+03:00

friendship is a little red fish.

2010-10-16T03:42:00.002+03:00

women are meant to create, by nature. they have a womb for fruitul seeds. a woman who creates is like a beautiful garden. and i'm not saying it because i am one, i am saying it because women who create, create a smile on my face. men who create must have had a ballad in one of those gardens, and when a man passes by, a seed is planted for the woman to grow into a creation.

2010-10-12T19:27:00.007+03:00

"the hopeless dream of being - not seeming, but being. at every waking moment, alert. the abyss between what you are to others and what you are alone. the vertigo and the constant hunger to be exposed, to be seen through, perhaps even wiped out. every inflection and every gesture a lie, every smile a grimace. suicide? no, too vulgar. but you can refuse to move, refuse to talk, so that you don't have to lie. you can shut yourself in. then you needn't play any parts or make wrong gestures. or so you thought. but reality is diabolical. your hiding place isn't watertight. life trickles in from the outside, and you're forced to react. no one asks if it is true or false, if you're genuine or just a sham. i understand why you don't speak, why you don't move, why you've created a part for yourself out of apathy. i understand. i admire. you should go on with this part until it is played out, until it loses interest for you. then you can leave it, just as you've left your other parts one by one."

- from ingmar bergman's persona [what the doctor says to elisabeth vogler (liv ullman)]

2010-10-12T17:40:00.003+03:00

"i am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. anything i can not transform into something marvelous, i let go."
anais nin

death doesn't kill.

2010-10-10T18:44:00.002+03:00

life does.

suzanne سوزان

2010-10-09T14:27:00.003+03:00

mixed media on wood.

1m 83 x 1m 25cm

2010-10-07T18:20:00.005+03:00

mixed media on wood

1m 25 x 82cm

in love

2010-10-06T17:21:00.009+03:00

mixed media on wood

1.70 x 0.7m

2010-10-04T22:25:00.005+03:00

[not available]

2010-10-02T12:34:00.005+03:00

i still haven't understood phone calls. there's something so uncomfortable about them. these bodiless voices scare me. these haunted machines.

2010-09-29T19:18:00.011+03:00

mixed media on wood

70 x 95cm

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m4C3L026g0]

loaded

2010-09-27T19:22:00.006+03:00

acrylic and china ink on wood

60 x 43 cm

2010-09-26T20:04:00.001+03:00

happiness is a bunch of birds that want to fly out of your chest all of a sudden.

2010-09-24T21:18:00.002+03:00

mixed media on wood

50 x 85 cm

rotate

2010-09-21T16:39:00.011+03:00

acrylic and china ink on wood

72 x 67 cm

hope أمل

2010-09-19T19:48:00.010+03:00

mixed media on wood

70 x 80 cm

[not available]

trying to sleep محاولة نوم

2010-09-18T02:37:00.007+03:00

china ink & collage on wood

1m 20cm x 55 cm

autumn is near الخريف قادم

2010-09-17T07:07:00.010+03:00

mixed media on wood

54 cm x 80 cm

2010-09-17T05:30:00.001+03:00

insomnia and i are so much used to each others that we can't easily let go of each others.

2010-09-16T18:18:00.001+03:00

do not pluck flowers for me
take me to where the flowers grow.

beautiful cage قفص جميل

2010-09-11T19:02:00.002+03:00

[not available]

2010-09-08T17:06:00.004+03:00

"the present is called so because it is a gift" ...some people just don't realize they have to open it.