Maia Beyrouti
Née en 1979 [Paris]
Graphiste, Illustrateur
I focused on the manifesto nature of the format, often printed by revolutionaries and outcasts to spread information on the streets. Nowadays, containing suspicious offers under the guise of advertising, these pamphlets are usually trashed after a brief glance. I wanted to work on this dichotomy between the communicator and the receiver. This absurdity between the passion to communicate an idea, the effort put into getting it out there, and how fast and effortlessly it is labelled irrelevant, perhaps even baffling, and cast aside by the receiver. I am also inspired by the fous littéraires, or cranks, although the french term underlines a certain genius in madness, people with delusions of grandeur that were misunderstood and were, often, ahead of their time. […]
Maia Beyrouti
Maia Beyrouti
Née en 1979 [Paris]
Graphiste, Illustrateur
I focused on the manifesto nature of the format, often printed by revolutionaries and outcasts to spread information on the streets. Nowadays, containing suspicious offers under the guise of advertising, these pamphlets are usually trashed after a brief glance. I wanted to work on this dichotomy between the communicator and the receiver. This absurdity between the passion to communicate an idea, the effort put into getting it out there, and how fast and effortlessly it is labelled irrelevant, perhaps even baffling, and cast aside by the receiver. I am also inspired by the fous littéraires, or cranks, although the french term underlines a certain genius in madness, people with delusions of grandeur that were misunderstood and were, often, ahead of their time. […]
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