Fouad Elkoury
Fouad Elkoury (Arabic: فؤاد الخوري) (born in 1952 in Paris, France) is a Lebanese photographer and filmmaker. Son of Lebanese architect Pierre el-Khoury, he studied architecture in London before switching to photography. His photographic images of war in Lebanon gained Elkoury international recognition for his work.[1]
Work
Fouad ElKoury began his photographic career producing images of daily life during the Lebanese Civil War. He documented the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and found himself on the Atlantis, the ship aboard of which Yasser Arafat had been evacuated, producing an unexpected nautical photo essay.[2]
In 1989, he joined Rapho agency and spent one year in Egypt. In 1991, he was part of a collective photographic project in charge of capturing an ultimate image of Beirut city center's ruins, with Robert Frank, Raymond Depardon, René Burri, Josef Koudelka and Gabriele Basilico.
He was one of the co founders of the Arab Image Foundation[3] a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, preserve and study photographs from the Middle East, North Africa and the Arab diaspora.[4]
In 2002, he was commissioned to produce a new body of work to be exhibited at the Maison européenne de la photographie as Sombres.[5]
Elkoury represented Lebanon in the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 with the series "On War and Love", 2006.[6]
In 2011, he presented Be…longing, a comprehensive solo exhibition at the Beirut Art Center.[7] Elkoury participated in ROUNDTABLE: The 9th Gwangju Biennale, which took place September 7 – November 11, 2012 in Gwangju, Korea.
Filmography
- Welcome to Beirut (2005)
- Moving Out (2004)
- Lettres à Francine (2002)
- The Wandering Myth (2001)
- Jours tranquiles en Palestine (1998)
Publications
- Be ... Longing (Steidl, 2011)
- What happened to my dreams? (Espace Kettaneh-Kunigk 2010)
- On war and love (Editions Intervalles, 2007)
- La sagesse du photographe (Editions de l’œil neuf, 2004)
- Sombres (Marval, 2002)
- Suite Egyptienne (Actes Sud, 1999)
- Liban Provisoire (Hazan, 1998)
- Palestine – L’envers du miroir (Hazan, 1996)
- Beyrouth aller-retour (Editions de l’Etoile, 1984)
Awards
- World Press Photo, Honorable mention, General News stories (1995)
- Prix Medicis Hors les murs (1989)
References
- ↑ "Arte East – Cinema East – Fall'04". Arte East. 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Maymanah Farhat (30 Sep 2011). "Capturing Beirut. Fouad Elkoury: Be…longing". The Majalla. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Fouad Elkoury". The Third Line Gallery. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Mission Statement". Arab Image Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ "Fouad Elkoury "Sombres"". Maison européenne de la photographie. 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Universes in Universe (2007). "On War and Love, 2006 by Fouad Elkoury at the 52nd Venice Biennale". Beirut Art Center.
- ↑ "Be...longing Fouad Elkoury". Beirut Art Center. 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.