jad el khoury war peace project

posted on: Jun 4, 2015

25 years have passed since the end of the lebanese civil war. in that time, physical and emotional wounds have healed — but traces of the conflict still dot the landscape. bullet and rocket holes permanently scar dilapidated buildings, serving no purpose other than reminding witnesses of the barbarism of war. ‘war peace’ is an attempt to let those who lived it move on. created by lebanese interior architect and artist jad el khoury, the project features massive compositions of ‘potato nose’ characters that cover the sides of blown out structures. the works don’t aim to erase the memory of what happened, but simply hopes to bring joy rather than despair. 

Source: www.designboom.com