For many, being Lebanese means growing up knowing that leaving is inevitable—a truth I’ve come to understand all too well. 
A decade abroad fractured my sense of self, leaving me caught between worlds, uncertain of where I truly belong.

 What Remains unravels my return—a journey through both the familiar and the foreign, a search for belonging in a place that feels both intimately known and strangely distant. In coming back, I honor my roots and celebrate Lebanon’s indestructible spirit: from the order within chaos to its roughness and tenderness.

The photographs emerge from moments of tension between the comfort and connection that only home can offer and the lingering sense of disorientation that, at times, makes this place feel impenetrable. Yet it is within this very paradox that the notion of belonging slowly takes shape.

It is through this interplay that the images begin to bridge the personal and the collective, inviting the viewer to step into Lebanon’s intricate essence, where beneath the turbulence, perseverance endures. Beyond the loss, the spirit remains.