‘la chaleur de l’amour & la beaute des paroles’ by jad k. melki image © micheline nahra

warmth of love & the beauty of words, ‘la chaleur de l’amour & la beaute des paroles’ is an 90 x 180 x 50 cm object which represents a non-materialistic layer of heritage that is not handed down from generation to another. it expresses text found in letters written by the designer’s late mother when she was in sierra leon in 1974 to her father at the american univeristy of beirut.

to express the absence with hings of presence, an exposed spring-mattress is lit with florescent lights, metal wires & wood base in neutral setting. the installation consists of the outer material, sentences, words, letters and absent springs.

’25 / 03 / 74 12:30 de l’apres-midi j’ai besoin de ta presence. j’ai besoin de toi et de tes paroles pour me reconforter. j’ai besoin de sentir la chaleur de ton amour et la beaute de tes paroles.’ – monfenore

jad k. melki: la chaleur de l'amour & la beaute des paroles image © micheline nahra

jad k. melki: la chaleur de l'amour & la beaute des paroles image © micheline nahra

jad k. melki: la chaleur de l'amour & la beaute des paroles image © micheline nahra

jad k. melki: la chaleur de l'amour & la beaute des paroles detail image © micheline nahra

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