Lebanese Rocket Society: Cedar IV, A Reconstitution, 2011

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
Lebanese Rocket Society: Cedar IV, A Reconstitution
Iron sculpture, Corian
800 x 120 x 100 cm
Launched on November 21, 1963, 2011
Installation view
Produced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio

Overview

With the involvement of the Lebanese Army and other researchers, the programme expanded. Thus the Lebanese Rocket Society was born. The project was not militaristic; rather its aim was to promote science and research. The work came to a sudden halt in 1967 and has been completely forgotten since.

Lebanese Rocket Society includes documents, archives, reconstitutions, and an art installation that explores this history. It asks whether it is possible to create a monument inspired from Cedar 4, the three-storey rocket that became emblematic of the riveting adventure of the Lebanese Rocket Society after its launch in 1963.


April 2011

This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 10

Artwork Images

Lebanese Rocket Society: Archives

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
2011

16 mm films from 1960—1967
Installation view
Produced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio

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Lebanese Rocket Society: The President’s Album

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
2011

32 digital prints folded on wood
800 x 120 cm each
Installation view
Produced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio

Lebanese Rocket Society: The President’s Album Image

Lebanese Rocket Society: Cedar IV, A Reconstitution

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
2011

Iron sculpture, Corian
800 x 120 x 100 cm
Installation view
Produced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Plamen Galabov

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