Friday, September 26, 2014

Phoenician alphabet sculpture

PHOENICIAN WATCH: One woman’s quest to bring the Phoenician alphabet to life (Elise Knutsen, Lebanon Daily Star).
BEIRUT: If identity crisis is among the most common pathologies suffered by Lebanese, Nayla Romanos Iliya has found the remedy, or at least the one for her. After living abroad for more than 20 years, Romanos Iliya rekindled an appreciation of her Lebanese heritage by creating sculptures based on the Phoenician alphabet. Born and raised in Beirut, Romanos Iliya was educated in French schools during the Civil War, before choosing to study architecture and design at the American University of Beirut.

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It's good to have a hobby.