artist biography

 MARK HACHEM GALLERY Charbel Samuel Aoun Born in 1980, LEBANON. EN Charbel Samuel Aoun holds a master’s degree in architecture (2004). During the following five years he worked as a conceptual designer in several architectural firms in Beirut and explored the fields of the audiovisual and theater. At the same time, he started creating his personal wild garden, combining hundreds of varieties of plants and trees, that would inspire his work. FR Charbel Samuel Aoun est diplômé d'un Master d'architecture en 2004. Le début de sa carrière fut marqué par ses travaux de design conceptuel au sein de plusieurs cabinets d'architecture à Beyrouth, ainsi que par l'exploration des champs de l'audiovisuel et du théâtre. Au même moment, il commence à créer son jardin sauvage personnel recouvrant des centaines de variétés de plantes et arbres, qui l'inspireront dans tous ses travaux et installations. EXHIBITIONS SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Necropolis, Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, LEBANON 2015 From the Dust, Mark Hachem Gallery, Paris, FRANCE The Exodus of The Fragile, Beirut, LEBANON 2012 Lost Spring, Beirut, LEBANON 2011 Pulse, Art Space Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2010 Flows, Beirut, LEBANON 2009 Beirut Mix, Zico House, Hamra, LEBANON 2007 Out of Space, French Cultural Center, Beirut, LEBANON GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Europe Grand Central, Residency Hosted By Not Quite, Fengersfors, SWEDEN 2015 L'Echo au Chaos, in association with UMAM, Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, LEBANON Arab Territories, Constantine, Capital of the Arab Culture Vertical Collisions, Station, Beirut, LEBANON In the Flesh, Das Weisse Haus, Vienna, AUSTRIA Voice Of The Invisibles, Arab Modern Institute, Paris, FRANCE Retour à la biennale, Espace Culture, Marseille, FRANCE 2013 Jeux de la francophonie, Special mention of the jury, Nice, FRANCE Residency and Exhibition at the Caos museum, Terni, ITALY Twelve, Mark Hachem artgallery, Beirut, LEBANON 2010 Lebanese Art Diaspora, Beirut Dome, LEBANON Tear down the Walls, Art Space Gallery, DUBAI 2006 La Peinture des Architectes, Paul Guiragossian Museum 2004 Lebanese Young Talents organized by the European Union INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS 2014 MAC International-­Belfast, IRELAND 2013 Beirut Art Fair, Biel, Beirut, LEBANON Biennale of Young Mediterranean Artists, Ancona, ITALY Tasmeem Design Fair, Doha, QATAR 2012 Beirut Artfair, Biel, Beirut, LEBANON Salon d’Automne – Beirut Exhibition Center by Sursock Museum, LEBANON 2011 Art Expo Istanbul, TURKEY 2011 Art Dubai, DUBAI 2009 Salon d’Automne,Sursock Museum, Beirut, LEBANON