Le franc tireur, l'architecte, le consul et l'arménien
A performance / presentation by Gregory Buchakjian based on an academic project accomplished within Atelier de Recherche ALBA during years 1999-2004.
This work was presented during a seminar organized by Patrick Barberis, film director.
The research was based on archive documents with the assistance of the US State Department, Office of the Historian.
The architect proposed a new World War to destroy the  city tabula rasa to rebuilt it more beautifully. The consul was murdered because of a missent letter. The Armenian accepted his death condemnation and was hanged. The franc tireur didn't actually take part in this story.
L'architecte proposa une nouvelle guerre mondiale pour faire table rase et reconstruire la ville en l'embellissant. Le consul fut assassiné à cause d'une lettre envoyée à une mauvaise adresse. L'arménien accepta sa condamnation à mort et fut pendu haut et court. Le franc tireur est le grand absent de cette histoire.
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>> the venue:
Beirut, Université Saint Joseph, Institut d'Etudes Scéniques et Audiovisuelles (IESAV), June 10, 2008
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>> related project: Machines Célibataires
>> links:
The Youssef Aftimus Archive: www.alba.edu.lb/ar/aftimus