CARE PORTAL

Installation for STRAAT (street art museum in Amsterdam)
February 24 2022





In 2022, a metal shutter was shipped from Beirut, Lebanon, to The Street Art Museum of Amsterdam (STRAAT). Artist Jad El Khoury, supported by STRAAT and ME Art Gallery Amsterdam, had set out to transform an object scarred by war and violence into a Care Portal.
Through the holes left by explosions and bullets, the audience is invited to leave messages of hope and healing on colourful post-it notes, for people suffering from the consequences of wars all over the world. The messages received through the Care Portal are routinely collected and sent to the artist’s studio residency, and these notes form the basis of workshops.