{"product_id":"rania-matar-where-do-i-go-9786148065002","title":"Rania Matar: Where Do I Go?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSublime photographic meditations on womanhood, homeland and the daunting prospect of immigration \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished with Eskenazi Museum of Art.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 immigrated 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. A series of essays that reflect upon life in Lebanon accompany Matar's majestic portraits. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaph Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786148065002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Rania Matar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259652829365,"sku":"9786148065002","price":46.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9c885273-8126-48c7-84a8-f83c241b57cb.jpg?v=1771342661","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rania-matar-where-do-i-go-9786148065002","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}