Mireille Eid (Astore) facts for kids
Mireille Eid (Astore) was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1961. She is a talented artist and writer. When she was young, in 1975, she left Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. She moved to Melbourne, Australia, to live. Mireille studied science at the University of Melbourne. After graduating, she became a full-time artist and writer. Her art often explores deep human feelings. She uses her work to ask what it means to be human. Mireille Eid (Astore) earned a PhD in Contemporary Arts in 2008. She also worked as a researcher at the University of Sydney and the American University of Beirut.
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Mireille's Art Exhibitions
Mireille Eid (Astore)'s amazing artworks have been shown in many places. Her art has been seen at the Sydney Film Festival in 2004. It has also been displayed at famous places like the Freud Museum in London and the Tate Modern in London. Her work was even shown at the Centre Pompidou in Paris!
She has also taken part in big art events. These include the 8th Sharjah Biennial in 2008 and the 3rd Guangzhou Triennial. Mireille has shown her photo artworks at the Conny Dietzschold Multiple Box Gallery in Sydney. In 2003, she won an important award in Australia for her photography.
The Tampa Artwork
One of Mireille Eid (Astore)'s well-known artworks is called Tampa. This piece was inspired by a Norwegian ship named MS Tampa. Experts have said that her Tampa artwork was very special. It combined photography with sculptures and performances. This helped people see photography in a new way.
Mireille also directed a short film based on her Tampa artwork. It was called Tampa: a Walk on the Beach. This film was shown in both Sydney and London.
Short Films by Mireille
After Tampa: a Walk on the Beach, Mireille Eid made another short film. It was called Not From Here. This film makes people think about how true a photograph can be. Not From Here has been shown in art galleries and film festivals. It has been seen in more than 20 countries around the world.
Some places where her film was shown include:
- The né à Beyrouth Film Festival in Beirut.
- The Toronto Arab Film Festival.
- The CinemaEast Film Festival in New York.
- The Konstföreningen Aura Gallery in Sweden.
Another short film she made is called 3494 Houses + 1 Fence. In this film, Mireille showed pictures of houses in Australia. She put them next to scenes of a fence in Lebanon that was damaged by war. This film creates a strong image. It shows how Mireille thinks about the differences between her memories and her life now. This film was chosen for the Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran Film Festival. It was also included in a special DVD series called "Resistance(s)".
Mireille's Performances
Mireille Eid (Astore) also gives special talks that are like performances. These are called lecture performances. One of her performances was called An Ungrateful Death: Al-Karam in the Age of Withdrawal. This took place at the Home Works IV event in 2008.
She has given important speeches at big conferences. In 2005, she spoke at the Poetics of Australian Space conference in Sydney. In 2010, she gave a main speech at the International Conference on the Arts in Society. Her performance 4'33 was shown at the Silent Spaces Exhibition in 2010. Her last lecture performance was in 2011. It was called “Posthumous Reckonings: A Cosmology of Infinitudes” and took place at the American University of Beirut.
