On The Other Side of Time, 2020
On the Other Side of Time draws inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy, the timeless epic that narrates the poet’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. An allegory of the human condition and the soul’s journey toward salvation, the poem reflects on the consequences of sin and the glories of Heaven.

“I was struck by its enduring relevance—seven centuries on—as Lebanon confronts an unprecedented economic and social collapse fueled by decades of corruption and negligence coupled with impunity.”

The site-specific installation, nestled in the square beside Saint Elias Church at a central downtown Beirut intersection, mirrors the poem’s layered structure through its symbolic composition. Set along the Green Line that once divided the city during the Lebanese civil war, the work bridges past and present, offering an open, contemplative space where history, place, and collective memory converge—affirming, above all, the persistence of hope.