Marwa Arsanios (born 1978) is an American artist, researcher and
filmmaker.Marwa Arsanios was born in Washington, D.C. She received a
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from Wimbledon College of Arts at
the University of Arts, London, UK in 2007, and has served as a
researcher in the Fine Arts department at the Jan Van Eyck Academie,
Mastrict, Netherlands. She is a founding member of the 98weeks
Research Project, which serves as a project space that concentrates
its research endeavors on topics that rotate on a schedule of 98
weeks.Through the use of topographical maps, video, and installation
Arsanios brings awareness to environmental issues affecting the city
of Beirut, Lebanon, where she is based. Recent projects such as Hammer
Projects: Marwa Arsanios (2017) explore the garbage crisis in Beirut
caused by political changes, urbanization, and a recent real estate
boom in the city. At the core of these changes is the closure of the
Naameh landfill located on the outskirts of the city. The closure has
led to health and environmental concerns by the people of Beirut.
Arsanios’ work addresses such an event in order to shed light on the
national conflicts and the futures of Lebanese people. Arsanios' other
works incorporate elements of Pop culture, sexuality, geography, and
history.
filmmaker.Marwa Arsanios was born in Washington, D.C. She received a
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from Wimbledon College of Arts at
the University of Arts, London, UK in 2007, and has served as a
researcher in the Fine Arts department at the Jan Van Eyck Academie,
Mastrict, Netherlands. She is a founding member of the 98weeks
Research Project, which serves as a project space that concentrates
its research endeavors on topics that rotate on a schedule of 98
weeks.Through the use of topographical maps, video, and installation
Arsanios brings awareness to environmental issues affecting the city
of Beirut, Lebanon, where she is based. Recent projects such as Hammer
Projects: Marwa Arsanios (2017) explore the garbage crisis in Beirut
caused by political changes, urbanization, and a recent real estate
boom in the city. At the core of these changes is the closure of the
Naameh landfill located on the outskirts of the city. The closure has
led to health and environmental concerns by the people of Beirut.
Arsanios’ work addresses such an event in order to shed light on the
national conflicts and the futures of Lebanese people. Arsanios' other
works incorporate elements of Pop culture, sexuality, geography, and
history.
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