Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, both born in 1969 in Beirut, collaborate across various mediums such as film, photography, and installations. Their work delves into the concept of absence, often utilizing fragments of cinema to explore its power.

Their focus lies on the emergence and vanishing of images, particularly archival records stemming from the Lebanese Civil War, which spanned fifteen years starting in 1976. Merging personal narratives with political engagement, Hadjithomas and Joreige adopt a documentary-style approach to investigate the significance of visual remnants.

Renowned for their extensive research, they delve into personal and political archives, unveiling hidden histories such as the aftermath of wars, forgotten space endeavors from the 1960s, peculiar ramifications of internet scams, and the subterranean landscapes of cities both geological and archaeological. Their work reflects a fascination with uncovering traces of the invisible and the absent, shedding light on latent narratives often obscured from mainstream discourse. Today Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige work and reside between Beirut and Paris.Bottom of Form.

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