"The Photographic Legacy of the Middle East and North Africa: Priorities for Sustainability"
To mark the completion of the last series of workshops, The Middle East Photograph Preservation Initiative (MEPPI) is organizing a symposium (on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 May, from 9:00 to 17:00) to consider the future direction and sustainability of photographic preservation in the Middle East and North Africa.
Read about MEPPI in Tru Vue's newsletter (Vol. 2, March 2014).
During this September's Beirut Photo Fair, alongside contemporary photographic works, an exhibition of a selection of artifacts, prints and reproductions from The Fouad Debbas Collection (a MEPPI alumnus) was also offered to visitors. It was an important chance for the Lebanese gallery-goers to connect with their heritage: not only photographic heritage but also architectural heritage, as several pieces depicted Beirut as it was over a century ago, almost unrecognisable in scale from the city it has become.
