Le 4 août, les portes du boutique-hôtel Arthaus Beyrouth auraient bel et bien accueilli ses premiers invités. Un vrai projet de passion que les collectionneurs d’art Nabil et Zoe Debs ont réalisé en transformant leur maison ancestrale du dix-huitième siècle en un hôtel de charme de vingt-cinq chambres avec l’art comme pierre angulaire, envisageant un refuge culturel dans la ville pour les artistes et les intellectuels du monde entier. Un endroit où les artistes, les penseurs, les designers et les artisans peuvent présenter, débattre, exposer ou rencontrer des personnes partageant les mêmes idées.
Située à Gemmayze, l’un des quartiers les plus touchés par l’explosion du 4 août, la propriété a subi des dommages importants ; une grande partie du toit a disparu, des parties de la façade, des œuvres d’art et d’art décoratif, des meubles ainsi que des dommages électromécaniques. Malgré tout, les propriétaires n’ont pas désespéré face aux pertes physiques. Suivant une démarche organique adoptée depuis le début du projet, ils ont rapidement su se réorganiser sans trop réfléchir aux nombreuses questions existentielles qui forment leur réalité du moment, Covid, crise financière, et mauvaise gestion du pays. « Peut-être qu’avec de la chance, l’explosion est le dernier clou du cercueil dont nous avons besoin pour un nouveau départ ! » commente Zoé.
Alors que des amis et des ingénieurs entrent et sortent du chantier, ils ont réalisé qu’ils faisaient partie d’un peuple qui se relèvera. Voyant l’ampleur des destructions à Beyrouth, ils ont décidé d’ouvrir leur espace pour une exposition comme un phare de solidarité et de coopération face à la catastrophe. Ils rendent ainsi hommage aux habitants de la ville, à sa riche culture et à sa communauté créative dynamique. Alors, ils réunirent plus de 54 artistes pour l’exposition Beirut Year Zero, où plus de 80 œuvres d’art sont actuellement exposées dans l’hôtel jusqu’au 14 octobre. Organisée par Nabil, Zoe, Basel Dalloul et Pascal Odille, des lots sélectionnés seront vendus lors de l’exposition et le reste sera expédié à un stade ultérieur à Londres pour être vendu par une maison de vente aux enchères de premier plan, les bénéfices étant reversés à la Croix-Rouge libanaise et aux artistes participants pour soutenir la communauté créative. Le titre de l’exposition est emprunté au film de Rossellini de 1948, Germany Year Zero, un portrait d’un Berlin oblitéré vu à travers les yeux des gens dans un État défaillant.
L’exposition présentait des sculptures, des peintures, des installations, des photographies, des gravures, des illustrations, du street art révolutionnaire, de la musique, des textes et de la poésie d’artistes tels que Tagreed Darghouth, Mansour el Haber, Tarek Haddad, Sirine Fattouh, Laure Ghorayeb, Gilbert Hage, Yazan Halwani, Hatem Imam, Leila Jureidini, Joseph Kai et Nadim Karam.
Lors de la soirée d’ouverture, Beirut Chant a dirigé un concert de quatuor à cordes qui a été suivi d’un court récital du pianiste Docteur Antoine Karam, chirurgien à l’hôpital CMC de Hamra Beyrouth, qui travaille sans relâche depuis l’explosion pour aider les blessés.
La construction de l’Arthaus Beirut se poursuit alors que le duo vise une réouverture plus tard dans l’année. L’hôtel à Beyrouth est l’une des quatre propriétés qui composent le concept d’hospitalité d’Arthaus, où Nabil et Zoe ont transformé leurs maisons en maisons d’hôtes de luxe qui abritent les œuvres d’art et les pièces antiques qu’ils ont collectionnées au fil des ans. “Nous voulons créer des tables rondes culturelles dans des cadres merveilleux qui sont connectés à chaque endroit”, explique Zoé. À Beyrouth, l’espace est imaginé comme un espace culturel où leur collection d’art trouvera un espace aux côtés d’expositions temporaires organisées de manière indépendante.
« Beyrouth regorge de créativité, comme en témoignent le nombre croissant de foires littéraires, de design et d’art, ainsi que de nombreux musées nouveaux et rénovés », a déclaré Nabil. Alors qu’ils commencent maintenant à réfléchir à ce qui va suivre, il y a un sentiment d’espoir que les adversités récentes apportent de nouvelles opportunités. « Les dommages physiques sont réparables. Avec les bonnes politiques en place, les choses peuvent changer. La crise économique a rendu le tourisme au Liban accessible et attrayant pour les visiteurs. Nous avons bon espoir ». Avec les bonnes politiques en place, les choses peuvent changer. La crise économique a rendu le tourisme au Liban accessible et attrayant pour les visiteurs. Nous avons bon espoir ».
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