Between destruction and becoming, devouring and renewal. In pictures: Yara Boustany’s open studio, in which we stepped into the emerging universe of mātri-phagía — a transformative rite that seeks to contain and assimilate violence in its most visceral, embodied form. This work-in-progress is inspired by by matriphagy, the act of offspring consuming their mother: through fragments of choreography, projections, and soundscape, Yara Boustany holds Beirut as a city forever reshaping itself through cycles of turmoil, itself a mother whose essence gets absorbed and transformed in a dance of devouring and rebirth.
We want to thank Yara, Nancy, and everyone who witnessed the first unfoldings of mātri-phagía with us and shared their reflections during the collective conversation afterwards.
Photography by Navid Fayaz
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