Our man in Beirut shared this really cool find of vintage photos obtained from an old photography studio in Saida, dating back to the 1960s. The poses and the objects people choose to pose next to look quite funny! But that’s probably the same thing that’s going to be said about our photos in 50 years from now!
Anyway, the collection contains photos for people of all ages, including Palestinian fighters, a body-builder, and even two women french kissing. You can check them all here.
It would be really amazing is those people come across the collection and identify themselves!
I came across the collection by accident when wondering around Tate Museum. What’s great is that it was the second Lebanese art installation I ran into by accident at the museum that day, the other one was by Lebanese artist Lamia Joreige. The black and white photographs you linked to were by Akram Zaatari and date back to 1948.
http://blogbaladi.com/admin/lebanon/lebanese-at-the-tate-modern-museum-in-london/
I ran into this collection (or a very similar one) at Georges Pompidou museum in Paris. I loved the 70s Palestinian fighters and the Lesbian couples. Tells a lot about our complex society.
Thanks for the info!