Images By Dia Mrad
This exhibition explores Mouneh, Lebanon’s traditional food preservation practice, as a living design system. Established and emerging chefs collaborate with Mouneh makers to create immersive installations that celebrate preservation, memory, and community through taste, scent, sound, and visual storytelling.
PARTICIPATING CHEFS & CREATIVES
Aline Kamakian & Ramy Nehme - WARD
Barbara Massaad - KISHK
Carlo & Mike Kassabian - BASTERMA
Christine Abiazar - ODE TO THE SOUTH
Fady Aziz - ZAATAR
Hadi Bou Ayyash - ORANGE BLOSSOM
Hania Farrel - HONEY
Hayat Nabbouh - SALT
Henrik Henriksson - CAROB MOLASSES
Jamil Haddad - SARDINES
Johanne & Faouzi Issa - ARAK
Kamel Taha - ZHOURAT
Karim Arsanios - OLIVE OIL
Maher Harb - AWARMA
Mario Haddad - REB EL BANADOURA
Mirna Roumani - JEBNE DARFIYEH
Nahla Tabaa - HWAJ & ANCESTRAL WHEAT
Rouba Khalil - FREEKEH
Sarah Joe Geara - MAKDOUS
Siroun Sarian - KAMAREDDINE
Tarek Alameddine - POMEGRANATE
Yasmina Hayek - KAMMOUNEH
Yasmine Moufti - PICKLED TURNIPS
Youssef Akiki - SUMAC
PETRA ABOU SLEIMAN
Curator
BIOGRAPHY Petra Abou Sleiman is an art director and creative practitioner working across scenography, exhibition design, visual research, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Her practice brings artistic concepts to life through immersive environments shaped by texture, memory, sound, scent, and ritual. She is the co-creative force behind A Dinner Thing, a secret dining experience combining culinary artistry, storytelling, atmosphere, and spatial design to create intimate multisensory gatherings. Alongside her arts practice, Petra has developed a career in film and television commercial production, contributing as an art director to regional and international campaigns. Moving fluidly between art, film, performance, and gastronomy, she combines cinematic precision with artistic sensitivity, creating culturally grounded experiences defined by conceptual depth, collaboration, and a strong attention to detail.