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Ibrahim Kombarji

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ibrahim Kombarji works between text, drawings, myths and rumors. Trained as an architect in Beirut, New York and Lund, his work explores the atmosphere, the power-play at borders, and lately the ways in which carbon dioxide acts as a political device. His work has been featured in DOMUS, Rusted Radishes, Its Freezing in LA! magazine, GSAPP and Urban magazine.

Call for ideas 2021

Sectarian Ecologies


The Disseminated landscapes under Lebanon’s sectarian regime

Sectarian Ecologies


The Disseminated landscapes under Lebanon’s sectarian regime
This performance lecture aims to provide a horizontal reading of the landscape of Lebanon as sectarian ecologies by addressing Bruno Latour’s ‘on-soil’ presence.
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  • New alliances

Imagine cutting a small cake into 18-slices. Lebanon is celebrated for being amongst the most religiously diverse countries in the world, recognizing 18 religious sects. Sectarian-political leaders still rule over local-territories. These men-leaders, zaims in Arabic are a form of modern feudality. Lebanon is reduced to a cake where zaims are fighting for the best slice. The zaim is ruling over all organisms that exist in his environment. The slicing process produces sectarian ecologies. This research attempts to render visible these disseminated environmental damages along sectarian lines. This investigation seeks inclusive citizen-led solutions. The project will inject small-scale-45m2 arenas into different sites. This new typology will include a botanical greenhouse, a gathering space for dialogue-performances and a shared vegetable-garden. These spaces will generate discussions for the future by placing sustainable growth at the center of citizen debates.


Sectarian Ecologies


The Disseminated landscapes under Lebanon’s sectarian regime

Sectarian Ecologies


The Disseminated landscapes under Lebanon’s sectarian regime
This performance lecture aims to provide a horizontal reading of the landscape of Lebanon as sectarian ecologies by addressing Bruno Latour’s ‘on-soil’ presence.
File under
Type of project
  • New alliances

Imagine cutting a small cake into 18-slices. Lebanon is celebrated for being amongst the most religiously diverse countries in the world, recognizing 18 religious sects. Sectarian-political leaders still rule over local-territories. These men-leaders, zaims in Arabic are a form of modern feudality. Lebanon is reduced to a cake where zaims are fighting for the best slice. The zaim is ruling over all organisms that exist in his environment. The slicing process produces sectarian ecologies. This research attempts to render visible these disseminated environmental damages along sectarian lines. This investigation seeks inclusive citizen-led solutions. The project will inject small-scale-45m2 arenas into different sites. This new typology will include a botanical greenhouse, a gathering space for dialogue-performances and a shared vegetable-garden. These spaces will generate discussions for the future by placing sustainable growth at the center of citizen debates.



Idea by

Ibrahim Kombarji
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Ibrahim Kombarji works between text, drawings, myths and rumors. Trained as an architect in Beirut, New York and Lund, his work explores the atmosphere, the power-play at borders, and lately the ways in which carbon dioxide acts as a political device. His work has been featured in DOMUS, Rusted Radishes, Its Freezing in LA! magazine, GSAPP and Urban magazine.