The Sursock Museum is pleased to present Sympoietic Fabrics, the first institutional solo exhibition by artist Charbel Samuel Aoun.
Sympoietic’ is a term used by Donna Haraway referring to the process of collective creation or making-together and emphasizing the relational and interdependent nature of existence.
Delving into Aoun’s exploration of matter and kinetic artistry, the exhibition highlights the artist’s unique engagement with processes of co-creation and features new productions that bring to life earth, stones, wood, and wax through motors, amplifiers, and microphones. Running through each gallery is an installation showcasing the intricate weaving between matters and the continuum of movement. In the left gallery are sculptures made of rocks and wax from a collaboration with bees, while the right gallery hosts a kinetic installation consisting of dynamic rocks.
In addition to installations, paintings, and drawings, the exhibition is complemented by video documentation of Aoun’s previous performances and installations, produced in situ. Sympoietic Fabrics call for a new politics of listening to the life unfolding around us.
Curated by: Marie-Nour Héchaimé
Press release from Sursock Museum
Image: Charbel Samuel Aoun. Micropolis. 2024. Installation view of Sympoietic Fabrics at Sursock Museum, Beirut, 2024. Photography by Mahmoud Merjan. © Sursock Museum
