Le 4 août, les portes du boutique-hôtel Arthaus Beyrouth auraient bel et bien accueilli leurs premiers invités. Un vrai projet de passion, porté par les collectionneurs d’art Nabil et Zoe Debs. Ils ont transformé leur maison familiale du XVIIIe siècle en un hôtel de charme de vingt-cinq chambres, avec l’art comme pierre angulaire. Leur vision ? Un refuge culturel pour les artistes et intellectuels du monde entier. Un lieu vivant, où penseurs, designers et artisans peuvent exposer, débattre, créer des liens.



Gemmayze, un quartier frappé au cœur le 4 Août .
Située à Gemmayze, l’un des quartiers les plus touchés par l’explosion du 4 août, la propriété a été lourdement endommagée. Toit arraché, façade abîmée, œuvres d’art, meubles, système électrique : tout ou presque a été touché.
Mais Nabil et Zoé n’ont pas cédé au découragement. Fidèles à leur approche organique du projet, ils ont rapidement trouvé la force de se réorganiser. Pas le temps de se perdre dans des questions existentielles, malgré la crise financière, la pandémie et la 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.
Un espace transformé en hommage à la ville détruite le 4 Août .


Alors que des amis et des ingénieurs allaient et venaient sur le chantier, une idée a germé. Ils ont compris qu’ils faisaient partie d’un peuple résilient. Ils ont décidé d’ouvrir leur espace à une exposition, comme un geste de solidarité face à la catastrophe.
Un hommage aux habitants de Beyrouth, à sa culture, à son incroyable créativité.
Ils ont rassemblé plus de 54 artistes pour l’exposition Beirut Year Zero, avec plus de 80 œuvres actuellement présentées dans l’hôtel, jusqu’au 14 octobre.


Organisée par Nabil, Zoé, Basel Dalloul et Pascal Odille, l’exposition prévoit que certains lots soient vendus sur place. D’autres œuvres seront expédiées à Londres pour être proposées par une grande maison d’enchères. Les bénéfices iront à la Croix-Rouge libanaise et aux artistes participants. Le titre de l’exposition est emprunté au film de Rossellinii, Germany Year Zero (1948). Un regard sur un Berlin détruit, vu à travers les yeux de ses habitants, dans un État défaillant.
Une scène artistique vibrante.
Sculptures, peintures, installations, photos, gravures, illustrations, street art, musique, poésie : l’exposition est un kaléidoscope d’expressions. Parmi les artistes, on retrouve : Tagreed Darghouth, Mansour el Haber, Tarek Haddad, Sirine Fattouh, Laure Ghorayeb, Gilbert Hage, Yazan Halwani, Hatem Imam, Leila Jureidini, Joseph Kai, Nadim Karam…
Le soir du vernissage, Beirut Chant a dirigé un concert de quatuor à cordes.
Puis, le pianiste et chirurgien Docteur Antoine Karam a offert un court récital.
Il travaille sans relâche à l’hôpital CMC de Hamra pour soigner les blessés depuis l’explosion.
Arthaus Beyrouth, entre reconstruction et vision.


La construction de l’Arthaus Beyrouth continue. Le couple vise une réouverture plus tard dans l’année. Cet hôtel est l’une des quatre propriétés du concept d’hospitalité imaginé par Nabil et Zoé : transformer leurs maisons en maisons d’hôtes de luxe, véritables écrins pour les œuvres d’art et les antiquités qu’ils ont collectées au fil du temps.
« Nous voulons créer des tables rondes culturelles dans des lieux merveilleux, connectés à chaque endroit », explique Zoé. À Beyrouth, l’espace deviendra un centre culturel vivant. Leur collection d’art y cohabitera avec des expositions temporaires, organisées de manière indépendante.


Un avenir à inventer.
« Beyrouth regorge de créativité », affirme Nabil. Il évoque les nombreuses foires littéraires, les festivals de design, les musées rénovés ou tout neufs. Alors qu’ils commencent à réfléchir à la suite, un nouvel espoir les habite. « Les dommages physiques sont réparables. Avec les bonnes politiques, tout peut changer. La crise économique a rendu le Liban attractif pour les visiteurs. Nous avons bon espoir. ».

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