MEMENTO

Ginane Makki Bacho was born in Beirut. She has a BA in French literature from the Lebanese University and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Pratt Institute in New York City. Ginane was an instructor of art in the United States where she lived from 1984 through 2000. Upon returning to Beirut Ginane taught printmaking at both the American University of Beirut and the American University of Science and Technology. Ginane currently lives and works in Beirut.

My work explores the shifting boundaries between memory, time, and place, reflecting on the tension between nostalgia for the past and the realities of the present. Drawing from personal archives of photographs, letters, stamps, and memorabilia, I create paintings that revisit moments of hope, freedom, and optimism while questioning how memory changes over time. Through these layered works, I seek to preserve fragments of the past and invite viewers to reflect on their own experiences, shared histories, and emotional connections to time and space.