Harmony Forum

This project is a continuation of previous projects (Beyond Colors 1 and 2), and it began in 2023.

Beyond Colors 3

A documentary art project aimed at highlighting the collective memory of the Syrian community, particularly the people of the city of Homs who suffered from the war and have their own unique experiences.

Harmony helped them bring this story to the world by expressing it through various forms of art, in an attempt to document and preserve these experiences.

The project collected 10 true stories, which were then transformed into diverse artistic works, including painting, sculpture, design, musical composition, and literary writing.

Simultaneously, preparations began for the exhibition “The Alphabet of Art and Humanity” by selecting and setting up a suitable location. Ten tents were erected, each containing the written story, a sculpture, a painting, a graphic design, and a piece of the musical score, along with decor that serves the context of the story.

"The Alphabet of Art and Humanity" Exhibition

Tent Num 1

A Temporary Dream

Life grants you all these losses and pain, an invitation to see the light hidden within you. In return, you offer life the experience and determination to discover the doors it holds, behind which awaits your unique path.

Writer: Layla AL-Hashemy

Composer: Mario Butrus

Sculptor: Hussam Yagi
Painter: Emil Farha
Graphic Design: Abd Al-Hakim Abbas

Tent Num 2

The Eid Night

Those we love might suddenly disappear, often at the moments we need them most. We will wonder endlessly why and cry at every memory. Nothing will ever compensate for their loss, but we will continue walking, carrying within us the memory of the love we shared. That very memory that causes us pain also gives us life.

Writer: Sondus Zinkawan

Composer: Maher Romiah

Sculptor: Eyyad Al-Bilal
Painter: Yousef Al-Mouhammad
Graphic Design: Marwan Al-Rass

Tent Num 3

Authentic Strength

I share my wound with the world; I don’t want it to disappear. I want it to be visible for all to see, hoping it might ease another’s wound or prevent it. I share it with the hope that no one else will have to experience it. With these words, I summon that buried strength, with all its weakness. With these words, I say: I am!

Writer: Haya Al-Fahham

Composer: Lutfi Nidal

Sculptor: Gida Ghantous
Painter: Yousef Al-Mouhammad
Graphic Design: Khaled Juratli

Tent Num 4

The Two Wings

Life grants you wings that can never be repeated, and it may take them away from you in a single day! Yet their mark remains inside you always. You nourish them with your beautiful memories, speak of them, and live with them in your heart and mind because they are your wings.

Writer: Alaa Al-Gharby \ Bashar Rahmah

Composer: Ghaith Suliman

Sculptor: Hanin Husaryah
Painter: Aya Zain Al-Dein
Graphic Design: Yazan Deeb

Tent Num 5

A Special Painting

The new path is frightening and strange. I walk it alone, trying on my new robe. Many may not like it, but I do. This small city does not leave you alone; it gifts you flowers to ease the loneliness of the road and opens new paths you never knew existed. All that remains is for you to open your arms to it.

Writer: Aya Abd Allah Fatti

Composer: Mario Butrus

Sculptor: Khaldon Shaddoud
Painter: Peter Fakhouri
لوحة خاصة
Graphic Design: Radwan Radwan

Tent Num 6

Has He Risen?

Some memories of the heart remain etched through the years. They distance us from ourselves one day and bring us back on others. They create in our imaginations a hope to live a second life, different from the one we’ve lived. Today, we rise with ourselves and with others, always asking the same question: Did he truly rise?

Writer: Elias Hazim

Composer: George Al-Dawi \ Suliman Mamo

Sculptor: Kousai Al-Noukari
Painter: Adnan Al-Mohammad
Graphic Design: Khaled Juratli

Tent Num 7

The Blue

With an outpouring of sorrow, distances have stripped us of the life we once knew. The looks, feelings, and embraces have left us, leaving us wandering in illusions that take us far from our dreams, casting us into a darkness that only reunion can dispel. Yet with joy, we spread our light over all the darkness to return ourselves and others to the life we once knew.

Writer: Rawan Al-Jundi \ Eman Saidy

Composer: Maher Romiah

Sculptor: Mohammd Arrouk
Painter: Bisan Salhab
Graphic Design: Hala Al-Afsaa

Tent Num 8

Once Upon A Time In Homs

Stories are told to take us on a journey to different worlds, where features and imaginations blend. We see, hear, and live the tales of people who believed in hope and made it a path for us to walk.

Writer: Sandara Ghumid \ Lama Toumani

Composer: Wassim Butrus

Sculptor: Mohammad Al-Rustom
Painter: Rana Abu Saadeh
كان ياما كان في حمص
Graphic Design: Abd Al-Salam Shabloutt

Tent Num 9

As Elderflowers

We embrace ourselves, our memories, our history, yet we are unable to embrace our soul, which the distances have stolen from the closeness of our heart. We return with all the strength life has given us to gather what remains of ourselves and rise again to embrace those we love with all our love and hope for future meetings.

Writer: Salwa

Composer: Mario Butrus

زهر البيلسان
Sculptor: Anwar Elias
زهرة البيلسان
Painter: Linda Layos
زهر البيلسان
Graphic Design: Yamam Suliman

Tent Num 10

Harmony

Harmony is not just a story; it is a life lived by many, from the seed of the idea to the fruits of today. With our hopes, dreams, hands, and confidence in ourselves and the community, we turn imagination into reality. We always believe that humans are the cornerstone of building peace, and we return with all the strength life has given us to gather what remains of ourselves and rise again to embrace those we love with all our love and hope for future meetings.

Writer: Sondus Zinkawan

Composer: Hamid Hamati

Sculptor: Raghad Arbash
Painter: Rand Katrib
Graphic Design: Shahd Naddaf
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