Dia Mrad
Dia Mrad
Dia Mrad (b. 1991) is a Lebanese visual artist working in the field of photography. He lives and works in Beirut.
Mrad graduated in 2017 with a Master’s degree in Architecture. Soon after, he started using a mix of photography and academic formation to decipher Beirut’s built environment, a subject that intrigued him. He employed strategies he had learned and practiced to produce a fresh perspective on informed/informative architectural photography and visual storytelling.
In 2017 Dia relocated outside of Beirut and went on an extended trip around Europe. But being away from the city offered perspective and time to reflect. Dia returned to Beirut in 2019 with the idea that would set the tone for his future work: that Beirut’s unique mix of architectural styles woven between layers of history was so particular yet so neglected, a forgotten treasure that needed to be uncovered. This turning point led to working on a systematic photographic archive of Beirut, an imprint of the city and its architecture.
Through his work, Mrad captures the shifting urban environment from aesthetic, social, economic, and cultural perspectives. Focusing largely on Beirut, the artist portrays buildings as silent witnesses alluding to themes of identity and its transience. He applies the same documentary approach as he visits other sites around the globe as a way to decipher and uncover hidden narratives of human activity.
- Dia Mrad, ALB (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 42 x 32 cm
- Dia Mrad, Sayegh I (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 42 x 33 cm
- Dia Mrad, Swatch I (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 42 x 33.5 cm
- Dia Mrad, Jealous (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 42 x 33.5 cm
- Dia Mrad, Loris (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 40 x 40 cm
- Dia Mrad, Peeking (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 40 x 40 cm
- Dia Mrad, Lining (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 50 x 45 cm
- Dia Mrad, Algaia (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 30 x 42 cm
- Dia Mrad, Persephone (2019), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 42 x 30 cm
- Dia Mrad, Array (2021), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 60 x 40 cm
- Dia Mrad, First Prey (2021), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 60 x 50 cm
- Dia Mrad, Static Variation (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 40 x 30 cm
- Dia Mrad, Creo (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 80 x 60 cm
- Dia Mrad, Green Gene (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 80 x 60 cm
- Dia Mrad, Split-Second (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 40 x 30 cm
- Dia Mrad, Gibran Khalil Gibran (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 150 x 120 cm
- Dia Mrad, Reaching (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 75 x 70 cm
- Dia Mrad, Always Forever (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 75 x 110 cm
- Dia Mrad, Icon (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 75 x 110 cm
- Dia Mrad, Triple Threat (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 75 x 110 cm
- Dia Mrad, Gaza in Beirut (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 75 x 110 cm
- Dia Mrad, Inertia (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 75 x 100 cm
- Dia Mrad, Gru (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 100 x 100 cm
- Dia Mrad, Green Grow Below (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 100 x 98 cm
- Dia Mrad, Sea-through (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 100 x 80 cm
- Dia Mrad, Sioufi (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 40 x 38 cm
- Dia Mrad, Oil on Water (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 90 x 120 cm
- Dia Mrad, 6AM Splurge (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 90 x 120 cm
- Dia Mrad, Light Leak (2020), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 90 x 120 cm
- Dia Mrad, Black-Hole (2021), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 140 x 160 cm
- Dia Mrad, Ghost (2021), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 150 x 110 cm
- Dia Mrad, Dunes of Beirut (2021), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 150 x 200 cm
- Dia Mrad, Birds of Hell (2021), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 150 x 200 cm
- Dia Mrad, Runways (2021), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 90 x 120 cm
- Dia Mrad, Black-Petal (2022), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 75 x 100 cm
- Dia Mrad, Decks (2022), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 100 x 75 cm
- Dia Mrad, Trees Composition (2022), FineArt Inkjet print on archival paper (Hahnemühle 310 gsm), 70 x 90 cm
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