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[2019] - Open Studios, Ashkal Alwan,“Al-JArima 1”, Zeez Collective
is an experimental comic that was first published digitally in the first issue of Al-Jarima by Zeez Collective. Al Jarima (The Crime) began as a conceptual collaborative project, where each of the collective’s members speculated about a mysterious but purely fictional death that took place in Beirut’s Martyr’s Square. The first issue was published on March 22, 2019 in the form of a newspaper, as a comment on how the media can put different spins on the same story and jump to different conclusions.
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is an experimental comic that was first published digitally in the first issue of Al-Jarima by Zeez Collective. Al Jarima (The Crime) began as a conceptual collaborative project, where each of the collective’s members speculated about a mysterious but purely fictional death that took place in Beirut’s Martyr’s Square. The first issue was published on March 22, 2019 in the form of a newspaper, as a comment on how the media can put different spins on the same story and jump to different conclusions.
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In my story, something seems to have happened in the
buildings facing the square that have been under construction for more than 10
years. Between speculative architecture and social media dating apps, my story
takes place in what seems to be an abstract space of communication. How to we
start building our dreams on such fragile ground?