Lina Hakim

Born in Beirut in 1979, Lina holds a BA in Graphic Design from the American University of Beirut and an MA in Book Arts from Camberwell College of Arts.

She works as a designer, teacher, artist, and plans to travel and study more.

"6 Banadoura"

The work is a small tribute to the real war heroes to me: the young adolescents from displaced families who volunteered at relief centers. Serious and dependable, their incredible sense of humor in dealing with their situation, their enthusiasm and their strength, helped all of us go on. Portraits of the adolescents are stencil-sprayed on one side of the rice bags. On the opposite side are written definitions and synonyms of the arabic word 'mekdam' that stands for heroism or bravery and holds connotations of reliability. The bags are filled with white balloons with numbers for portions of rations marked on them.