Text by Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert, Kim Ghattas, Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Georges Boustany.
Sublime photographic meditations on womanhood, homeland and the daunting prospect of immigration
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Lebanese Civil War, Boston-based photographer Rania Matar (born 1964) collaborated with young Lebanese women to visualize their life stories and complex relationships to their beautiful, war-torn homeland. Having emigrated from Lebanon to the United States when she was 20, Matar sees herself in her portrait subjects—many of whom have found themselves at the same critical juncture, deliberating whether to stay or leave. Her photographs of the women are rooted in empathy and empowerment; she encouraged the women to become active participants in the image-making process, presiding over their bodies and making the environment their own. The series captures the women as they embrace life and its attendant risks: climbing on rocks and trees, jumping fully dressed into dirty water and waterfalls, and trespassing into abandoned buildings. With a slightly modified design, this second edition is being printed less than a year after the first edition, which has already sold out.
FORMAT: Hbk, 9.5 x 11.75 in. / 240 pgs / 147 color / 1 duotone / 24 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $60.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $90 ISBN: 9786148065200 PUBLISHER: Kaph Books AVAILABLE: 10/27/2026 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Published by Kaph Books. Text by Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert, Kim Ghattas, Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Georges Boustany.
Sublime photographic meditations on womanhood, homeland and the daunting prospect of immigration
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Lebanese Civil War, Boston-based photographer Rania Matar (born 1964) collaborated with young Lebanese women to visualize their life stories and complex relationships to their beautiful, war-torn homeland. Having emigrated from Lebanon to the United States when she was 20, Matar sees herself in her portrait subjects—many of whom have found themselves at the same critical juncture, deliberating whether to stay or leave. Her photographs of the women are rooted in empathy and empowerment; she encouraged the women to become active participants in the image-making process, presiding over their bodies and making the environment their own. The series captures the women as they embrace life and its attendant risks: climbing on rocks and trees, jumping fully dressed into dirty water and waterfalls, and trespassing into abandoned buildings. With a slightly modified design, this second edition is being printed less than a year after the first edition, which has already sold out.
