biography
Tarek Haddad is a Lebanese photographer born in Beirut in 1991. Heholds a B.S. in computer sciences (2013) and a B.A. in photography (2017) fromthe Notre Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon, and a master's in photography from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d'Arles, France (2024). He currently lives between Beirutand Arles.
His work is avisual attempt at reconciling an estranged relationship between the human andnatural worlds, and understanding the complex relationships we maintain withour surrounding environments. His practice often takes form throughphotographic gestures, interventions, and installations.
Tarek had his first solo exhibition “Vesica Piscis” at Galerie Janine Rubeiz in 2017 in Beirut. He has received the Arab Funds for Arts and Culture’s Arab documentary photography grant in partnership with Prince Claus Funds and Magnum Foundation in 2018. In2019, he was granted the Sustainable Mountain Art residency and had his secondsolo “The Sixth Day” in Bellwald, Switzerland. In 2022, he was selected for the Saradar Foundation art residency in Beirut. He was exhibited at Paris Photo in 2023 and Art Düsseldorf in 2024 with Galerie Tanit. His work is part of the public collection of the Centre d'art Madeleine-Lambert in Venissieux, France.
In 2019, he formed a duo with photographer Laetitia Hakim. In their joint practice, they delve into notions such as the perpetuity of loss, particularly that experienced by the Lebanese society in recent years, and political power struggles linked to the 2019 revolution in Beirut. In 2022, they were the recipients of the Visuals Arts Prize by Fondation Boghossian. The duo had their first solo show “Ebb & Flow” at Galerie Tanit in Beirut in 2023, and were in residence at Villa Empain in summer 2024 in Brussels. They've been part of group exhibitions in France, Belgium, and Lebanon.
photo © Laetitia Hakim
solo exhibitions
Ebb & Flow [duo Laetitia Hakim & Tarek Haddad] in conversation with Elias Nafaa
Galerie Tanit, Beirut, Lebanon
March – April 2023
The Sixth Day
Bellwald Village Center, Switzerland
June - September 2019
Vesica Piscis
Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Raouche, Lebanon
July 2017
group exhibitions
Récréation Générale
Centre d'Art Madeleine-Lambart, Vénissieux, France
Dec 2023 - March 2024
Stillness in the Fall [collectif 1200]
Ishbilia Theater, Saida, Lebanon
Aug - Sep 2023
in light - or shadow - of what was and still is
Bienal’23 Fotografia do Porto
Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
May - July 2023
Tashattot [duo Laetitia Hakim & Tarek Haddad]
Kiosk, Ghent, Belgium
Jan – March 2023
Anatomy of a Fall [collectif 1200]
“In Between” festival by the British Council Lebanon, in collaboration with Hammana Artist House
Abroyan Factory, Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon
Nov 2022
impACT
Médiathèque Valais, Martigny
Nov 2022 - April 2023
Stillness in the Fall
“In Between” festival by the British Council Lebanon, in collaboration with Hammana Artist House
Hammana Artist House, Hammana, Lebanon
Aug 2022
Au Bord du Monde Vivent nos Vertiges [duo Laetitia Hakim & Tarek Haddad]
curated by Clémence Cottard Hachem and Laure d'Hauteville
Logis Abbatial de l'Abbaye de Jumièges, Jumièges, France
July 2022 - Nov 2022
Meta-Jardin
ESBA Nîmes, France
July 2022
WIP
Arles, France
part of the Rencontres d'Arles festival
July - Sep 2022
Echoes From a Crowded Room [Collectif 1200]
Catapult Program by the British Council Lebanon
Artlab, Beirut, Lebanon
March - April 2022
Stillness in the fall [Collectif 1200]
Festival International Des Arts de Bordeaux Metropole (FAB)
Fabrique POLA, Bordeaux, France
Oct 2021
Togetherness [duo Laetitia Hakim & Tarek Haddad]
Galerie Tanit, Beirut, Lebanon
June - Aug 2022
Glaciers Supremes
Ernen Village, Ernen, Switzerland
June - Sep 2021
Beirut 2020
Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Raouche, Lebanon
Oct - Nov 2020
Beirut Year Zero
ArtHaus Beirut, Lebanon
Oct 2020
Metamorphosis
World Nature Forum, Naters, Switzerland
Oct - Nov 2020
Another Life
Musikdorf Ernen, Ernen, Switzerland
June - Sep 2020
Group Exhibition
CUB Gallery, Badaro, Lebanon
Feb - April 2019
Opening Exhibition
CUB Gallery, Badaro, Lebanon
Dec 2017 - Feb 2018
Oeuvres Recentes
Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Raouche, Lebanon
July - Aug 2017
New World / Nouveau Monde
Beirut Art Fair 2016
Biel, Beirut, Lebanon
Sep 2016
Raw Talents
Art Factum Gallery, Qarantina, Lebanon
Sep 2015
education
Masters in Photography
Ecole Nationale Superieure de la Photographie, Arles, France
2020 - 2024
Erasmus+ exchange with Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Jan - May 2022
B.A. in Photography summa cum laude
Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
2014 - 2017
B.S. in Computer Sciences
Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
2009 - 2013
residencies/grants
Rouvrir le Monde Artist Residency – upcoming
November 2024
Artist in Residence at Villa Empain [duo with Laetitia Hakim]
July – Aug 2024
Artist in Residence with Saradar Foundation, Lebanon
Nov 2022 - Sep 2023
Fondation Boghossian Visual Arts Prize [duo with Laetitia Hakim]
Nov 2022
Prince Claus Relief Fund
Dec 2020
Sustainable Mountain Art Residency (SMArt Programme)
Bellwald, Switzerland
April - June 2019
Arab Documentary Photography Program Grant (ADPP) by the Arab Funds for Arts & Culture (AFAC) in partnership with Prince Claus Fund and Magnum Foundation
Sep 2017 - April 2018
Shortlisted for the Byblos Bank Award, Lebanon
2015
art fairs
Art Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf, Germany
With Galerie Tanit
April 2024
Paris Photo
Paris, France
With Galerie Tanit
Nov 2023
Beirut Art Fair 2016
Biel, Lebanon
Sep 2016
Beirut Art Fair 2015
Byblos Bank Award
Biel, Lebanon
Sep 2016
public collections
Centre d'Art Madeleine-Lambert
Vénissieux, France
2023
performances
Tug of War [duo with Laetitia Hakim]
Site-specific performance
Takeover, Beirut, Lebanon
June 2023
curatorial projects
"in Light or Shadow of What Was and Still is"
co-curated with Betty Ketchedjian & Roger Mokbel
Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, Porto
as part of Bienal‘23 Fotografia do Porto
May - July 2023
“Anatomy of a Fall”
co-curated with Ieva Saudargaitė Douaihi
Abroyan Factory, Lebanon
as part of the “In Between” festival by the British Council Lebanon
November 2022
"in Light or Shadow of What Was and Still is"
co-curated with Betty Ketchedjian
Casa Arabe, Madrid, Spain
as part of PHotoESPAÑA 2022
June - September 2022
work featured in publications
GUTS issue 01
Published by Digital Fountain
Lebanon, 2023
Gallery magazine issue 16
Lebanon, 2023
Ambit Magazine: The War Edition [duo Laetitia Hakim & Tarek Haddad]
Ambit Magazine x Dongola Limited Editions
UK, 2022
Louis Vuitton City Guide: Arles 2022
France, 2022
Tribe Photo Magazine issue 11
U.A.E, 2021
Au Bord Du Monde Vivent Nos Vertiges publication accompanying the eponymous group exhibition at the Abbaye de Jumièges
France, 2021
Agenda Culturel, cover feature, issue #559
Lebanon, 2018
Beirut Art Fair 2016 Catalog
Lebanon, 2016
Beirut Art Fair 2015 Catalog
Lebanon, 2015
Raw Talents publication accompanying the eponymous group exhibition at Art Factum Gallery,
Lebanon, 2015
contact
trkhaddad@gmail.com
00 961 3 399 228
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