Friday, February 02, 2007

Dessine moi ton pays!

Draw me a country ... (this is not a country.)
No seriously!



music: Jay Jay Johanson / Lychee

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22 Comments:

At 1:49 AM, Blogger gitanes legeres said...

je n'ai plus de couleurs.. tu me pretes to plume?

 
At 2:03 AM, Blogger an OTHER human being.. said...

Tahanina.. fadi

 
At 2:29 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey _z, i dont know u and u dont know me... I reached ur blog from one link to another... but i got hooked! I am lebanese girl, still struggling with and in Lebanon. Keep up the awesome mind*

 
At 2:38 AM, Blogger Eve said...

aie!

 
At 11:23 AM, Blogger Lirun said...

grab some t'hina.. drop a big dollop on the floor with a flick of the risk and you get my country more or less..

:)

not that i promote the capricious disposal of food - many are starving in africa

 
At 3:25 PM, Blogger Laila K said...

nice :)

 
At 3:59 PM, Blogger _z. said...

gitanes_
sure thing.. au clair de la lune!

fad!_
merci.

anonymous_
thank you very much. I am glad I "met" you. and I am really glad you like urban_memories.

eve_
it hurts I know.

lirun_
I love the way you imagine your country.

laila_
inte aniyass.

 
At 4:18 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bravo ziz... always an fan. Not sure if you intended that, but Lebanon is a négative of a picture, never the picture itself...

3 squares is becoming your theme, I guess. Three is a good number.

But what if I give you 2 circles and 2 straight lines... what can you make out of it ? :-) R.

 
At 4:30 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

it is AWESOME....i love it

NOUZ

 
At 4:37 PM, Blogger _z. said...

R_

EYE GLASSES...

Ok ok, I’ll design your bloody glasses already! (Just joking... I’ll get to it soon, I promise)

----
Yes Lebanon is in white, placed in a dark environment and background to separate it from everything else. In the story the Lebanese guy that drew it, placed it on a pedestal and separated it from everything else. A work of art. A ideal. Lebanon on its own is the ideal country he has in mind.

Le petit prince is sceptical. He does not believe it is a country. it has no unity, no independence, nor does it work well within its context. Therefore "ceci n'est pas un pays" it is a drawing of a possible country. It is a drawing of a country, but does not necessarily represent one...

Too much bullshit?

 
At 4:38 PM, Blogger _z. said...

thank you NOUZ. :)

 
At 6:49 PM, Blogger Krys said...

Stick to the "mouton"...it would have been easier and less complicated :P

 
At 9:50 PM, Blogger Maya@NYC said...

nice one z!

 
At 12:39 AM, Blogger _z. said...

krys_ haram el mouton. houwwe kamen kteer complique rasso. malyoun!

merci maya:)

 
At 11:44 AM, Blogger Master Blaster said...

Tayyib qu'est-ce qui fait un pays? C'est quoi "un pays," par definition?

 
At 9:39 PM, Blogger Coco said...

btersoum 7elo ya Z_, 3an jadd :)

Shtala2et kif aslan kharitit lebnen metel profile wejj leweh men el waja3 w feti7 temmo 3am yebkeh? Shaklo men awwal tekwino heyk baladna. "Hay balad? la2 moush balad, hay ortit 3alam majmou3in? la2"... w baddak yeh ma ykoun leweh w 3am bi nou7 el m3attar?
Ce n'est pas un pays, c'est un patient cancereux... (j'te niaise pas)

 
At 9:47 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

c'est quoi un pays? je ne sais plus.. is it what we make of it? because that's not going so well..

and why is lirun everywhere.. ouff!!

 
At 11:27 PM, Blogger gitanes legeres said...

c'est ce sentiment inexplicable. home..simply..the only place i feel safe. and serene even in the midst of chaos. the place i carry in my heart wherever i go..ce qui fait mes yeux briller, que ce soient des larmes de joie ou de peine..qui m'explique et me justifie..

 
At 12:00 PM, Blogger jooj said...

:) Nice drawing _z.
An the prince's skepticism is completely justified my friend.

 
At 11:34 PM, Blogger _z. said...

anton_
theoretically, a country is defined by a group of ppl, united, living in the same virtual boundaries set by themselves with the acceptance and the acknowledgment of an international committee.
for the actual and sentimental reply, please read gitalnes' answer.

coco_
merci kteer. je sais ben ben k tu niaises po lo.

mirvat_
is lirun bugging you again :P

jooj_
the prince is always right.

 
At 10:55 AM, Blogger (...) said...

uf!
c'est fou cette relation que nous avons avec notre pays...je t'aime, je te hais.

 
At 11:24 AM, Blogger _z. said...

c'est la relation d'amour la plus intense...

 

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