Rita Leistner: Portraitscapes of War: Lebanon 2006
C-Print, 45 x 98 inches
open July 14 -- close August 12
This detail from Rita Leistner's photograph of Bilal Haider is from her series Portraitscapes of War: Lebanon 2006. The Portraitscapes are juxtapositions of portraits and landscapes she made during the Hezbollah-Israel conflict last summer. Journalism and artistic practice merge in Rita's efforts to show the human side of war.
Rita Leistner's Portraitscapes of War: Lebanon 2006 is opening at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto on September 14 and running through November 4.
Titus Nemeth's award-winning Nassim typeface is shown for the first time in Canada at convenience in collaboration with Portraitscapes of War. Rita and Titus met while studying Arabic at the University of Damascus.
Nassim is a typeface family which supports typesetting in the Arabic and the Latin script. A harmonious appearance and equal prominence in bi-script setting were among the main considerations during the design process. Both scripts were developed as independent and authentic, yet matching, designs that achieve harmony while preserving their respective characteristics. For more info
convenience
24/7 window gallery
58 Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto ON M6K 2V9
(at Seaforth Avenue, one block North of Queen)
www.conveniencegallery.com
Contact: Rita Leistner
rita@ritaleistner.com
www.ritaleistner.com
Support of the Toronto Society of Architects is gratefully acknowledged.
