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Shrapnel to Sculptures: Lebanese Artist Nassar Can Do it!

Published March 17th, 2019 - 08:27 GMT

Artist Charles Nassar has been transforming their dark, wrangled remains into sculptures to celebrate tradition and memory. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, in a garden south of Beirut.

Nassar was forced to flee Lebanon during the civil war, and his grandmother was killed in the violence, according to AFP.

But she and other characters of the artist's past live on, displayed in the nooks and crannies of his garden in the village of Remhala.

 

 
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Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP

In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP

This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP

In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP

This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects of his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects of his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP

Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects of his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP
In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP
In a celebration of tradition and memory, artist Charles Nassar has been transforming the dark, wrangled remains into sculptures. "I hate shrapnel, but I also love it at the same time," said the 54-year-old sculptor with a neat salt-and-pepper beard, from a garden south of Beirut. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
This picture shows a sculpture by Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects of his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
Lebanese Artist Charles Nassar inpsects of his sculptures made out of artillery shrapnels in the village of Remhala, south of Beirut, on March 7, 2019. JOSEPH EID / AFP
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