There are things war has taken from our lives, and things time takes from our memories. Somewhere between the two, I try to hold on to whatever I can.
Jamal Jaafar
Jamal Jaafar is an artist from Qana, South Lebanon, based in Beirut. His work moves between film, music, and visual storytelling, often exploring memory, identity, our connection to places, and the realities of growing up in a region repeatedly shaped by war.
The Body as a Living Archive
Because nothing we live through passes without leaving a trace. It remains in the body, in its features, gestures, and transformations, bearing witness to what we have lived and what we continue to carry with us.