Hey,
this is a pretty striking image,’ he said, admiring the photograph showing a
waif-like-girl, holding a rose, standing in rubble. ‘Looks like a destroyed
building or something?’
‘Oh
yeah. That’s one of Rania Matar’s. I discovered her on Instagram. After the
Beirut explosion, in 2020, I believe,’ she says.
‘Yeah,
I remember. A massive explosion in the port area. I heard it was improperly
stored and forgotten explosive chemicals, Ammonium Nitrate maybe, that blew
up.’
‘Stinks
of incompetency, neglect and, maybe corruption,’ she sighs.
‘Probably
all the above. Sadly common. Caused a huge amount of damage. Still being
supposedly investigated and protested,’ he says, shaking his head.
‘I
think I saw something about some rebuilding too,’ she adds. ‘Actually, that is
what the photograph is about. It’s called ‘Hope and Destruction.’ Phoenix
rising from the ashes and all that.’
‘Or
trying to rise, when they let her,’ he scoffs.
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