Mazen Kerbaj
Title: Carpet Bombing
Year: 2023
Media: Archival print on fine art paper signed by the artist
Size: 29.7 x 42 cm
About the work: A series of drawings titled “Gaza in my phone” made by Berlin-based Lebanese artist Mazen Kerbaj in response to the ongoing genocidal campaign on Gaza. As early as the 9th of October 2023, Kerbaj started drawing in reaction to the horrors that all of us were – and still are – seeing daily on our screens, and posting the images on his Instagram page. On the one hand, he draws to bear witness and raise awareness, and as a coping mechanism on the other, in an attempt to remain sane amidst the unfolding madness.
Bio: Mazen Kerbaj is a Lebanese comics author, visual artist, and musician born in Beirut in 1975. He also works on selective illustration and design projects and has taught at the American University of Beirut.
Kerbaj is the author of 15 books translated into more than ten languages and his work has been shown in galleries, museums and art fairs around the world.
Mazen Kerbaj is widely considered as one of the initiators and key players of the Lebanese free improvisation and experimental music scene. As a trumpet player, he pushes the boundaries of the instrument beyond recognition.
Title: Are You Really Seeing Us
Year: 2023
Media: Archival print on fine art paper signed by the artist
Size: 29.7 x 42 cm
About the work: A series of drawings titled “Gaza in my phone” made by Berlin-based Lebanese artist Mazen Kerbaj in response to the ongoing genocidal campaign on Gaza. As early as the 9th of October 2023, Kerbaj started drawing in reaction to the horrors that all of us were – and still are – seeing daily on our screens, and posting the images on his Instagram page. On the one hand, he draws to bear witness and raise awareness, and as a coping mechanism on the other, in an attempt to remain sane amidst the unfolding madness.
Bio: Mazen Kerbaj is a Lebanese comics author, visual artist, and musician born in Beirut in 1975. He also works on selective illustration and design projects and has taught at the American University of Beirut.
Kerbaj is the author of 15 books translated into more than ten languages and his work has been shown in galleries, museums and art fairs around the world.
Mazen Kerbaj is widely considered as one of the initiators and key players of the Lebanese free improvisation and experimental music scene. As a trumpet player, he pushes the boundaries of the instrument beyond recognition.