FROM RUINS TO RESILIENCE: MARK / GIUSTI ARTISTIC JOURNEY IN COLLABORATION WITH RAMI LAZKANI
Milan, January 13th, 2024 – MARK / GIUSTI proudly unveils a captivating collaboration with Lebanese artist Rami Lazkani, where art transcends its traditional boundaries to narrate a powerful story of resilience, courage, and strength. Lazkani's work beautifully intertwines the tales of a typical Lebanese home, embracing its ruins as symbols of triumph over time and adversity.
In his recent series, Lazkani masterfully captures the essence of Lebanese memories, at its soul a typical Lebanese home, standing resolute amidst the echoes of civilisations and wars. The ruins, adorned with the scars of time, emerge as powerful symbols of strength, courage, and perseverance. This metaphorical exploration parallels the resilience of the Lebanese people, transforming their life experiences and scars into sources of strength and courage.
The collaboration takes center stage at the MARK / GIUSTI presentation, where Lazkani performs live painting experiences. Utilising Japanese ink, he skillfully employs the essence of Kintsugi art – a technique that repairs broken pottery with gold, celebrating the beauty found in imperfections. The live painting also incorporates natural wooden sheets, emphasising the inherent beauty of organic elements, a theme consistent with MARK / GIUSTI's commitment to vegetable-tanned leather.
Just as Kintsugi turns broken pottery into objects of beauty, Lazkani's live painting becomes a poignant representation of how individuals, particularly the Lebanese people, can transform life's scars into resilience, courage, and strength. The scars, like the ruins of a once-standing structure, become pathways to light and freedom, embodying the remarkable ability of the human spirit to rise above adversity.
MARK / GIUSTI's vegetable-tanned leather, seamlessly aligns with this narrative. The brand's dedication to using natural elements in their craftsmanship mirrors the beauty found in the imperfections of life. The collaboration becomes a harmonious celebration of artistry, resilience, and the indomitable spirit that turns ruins into symbols of strength and courage.
As Lazkani's strokes breathe life into the canvas, viewers are invited to contemplate the shared human experience of transforming adversity into triumph. The collaboration between Rami Lazkani and MARK / GIUSTI emerges as a visual representation of how art, like life, can find beauty in the ruins, turning them into symbols of strength, courage, and the limitless potential for growth and harmony.
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