'We will rise': Lebanese artist creates inspiring statue out of Beirut blast rubble

A Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer has created an inspiring statue out of broken glass and rubble from Beirut port explosion, which killed nearly 190 people and injured about 6,000. According to CNN, 33-year-old doesn’t remember a time when Leban was at peace, however, she has learned to channel her grief into beautiful works of art. While speaking to media outlet, she said that explosion h broken her heart and left her just devastated, but she decided to join efforts to clean debris and restore city to its former glory. 

Hayat, who is a multidisciplinary artists, revealed that she got idea to use some of what she found to create a statue that could inspire her people to unite and rebuild. She said that whenever she is feeling traumatised or devastated she just tries “to help, fix and heal through art”. She ded that this is her way of accepting reality and trying to build her people and country back up. 

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According to her official website, Hayat said, “My mission is to make positive change in world through art by inspiring as many people as possible to overhaul current political system in Leban, and to fight for people’s rights and freedoms; for equality and basic human needs. On a personal level, I wish to encour people to follow ir dreams, do good, help ors, love mselves, and make peace”. 

She ded, "I believe my purpose in life is to make a tiny change in world before I leave”. 

Hayat’s rise to fame has coincided with outbreak of Lebanese revolution of 2019 and unprecedented pandemic. Leban h alrey been reeling for months of political turmoil, ecomic collapse and a worsening coronavirus outbreak and weight of it has alrey paralysed country. devastating Beirut blast ded to small nation’s ongoing problems. 

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‘So many emotions went into this’

While talking about her art, 33-year-old said that for weeks, she walked streets of Beirut, collecting twisted metal, broken glass and people’s discarded belongings to use in sculpture. She said that she travelled to people’s homes after y were destroyed and told m that she just wanted m to give her anything she could included to make m a part of her sculpture. Hayat revealed that people gave her valuable things, including ir childhood, ir grandparents and things y wanted to save for ir children. “So many emotions went into this,” she said. 

According to reports, Hayat’s work include or found object sculptures, as well as graffiti and painting on canvas. Back in 2019, she h created a sculpture called ‘ Phoenix’ which was me from tents broken by counter protesters during country’s political upheaval. Her work depicts methodological bird rising from ashes. Furr, she also created a giant heart from stones and tear gas canisters left over from riots. 

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