Mar.2011
Ar-Rastan – The City That Refused to Fall
In the heart of Syria, along the Orontes River, stands Ar-Rastan — once a small industrial town, later a symbol of defiance.
When the revolution began, its streets turned into frontlines of belief, its walls into voices that refused to be silenced.
This series is a visual memory of a city that stood against the storm.
Through ruins and whispers, through the faces of those who stayed and those who fled, the photographs trace the echo of a place that became both battlefield and home.
Every frame carries the pulse of resilience — the dust of collapsed houses, the quiet strength of mothers, the light that still filters through broken roofs.
Ar-Rastan is not only a story of destruction; it is a story of dignity, of a community that chose to exist even when existence itself was under siege.
Here, resistance is not an act of war — it is an act of remembering.
now based in Berlin. My work moves between art, media, and human experience… exploring how stories can rebuild trust, identity, and connection in times of change.
Shaped by my own journey through conflict and displacement, I use the language of film, sound, and light to capture resilience and truth. I studied Media Art and Design at Bauhaus University Weimar, where I learned to merge visual aesthetics with social meaning.