As the new Lebanese Traffic Law is received with much objection, Beirut Arab University observed it but with a different way throughout a creative and artistic space revealed in “The Last Dance” Sculptures’ Exhibition by Yahya Serbey. The revenues of the exhibition will be dedicated to “Kun Hadi” Organization in an attempt to reduce the amount of Car Accidents on Lebanese Roads. The event took place at Beirut campus on the 23rd of April 2015, and was attended by Prof. Dr. Amr Galal El Adawi, President of BAU, Ms. Lena Gibran, President of “Kun Hadi” Organization, the deans of faculties, Mr. Issam Houri, BAU Secretary General, in addition to a crowd of students and interested people.
The exhibition included 38 sculptures representing aspects of pain and grief caused by the loss of the young in Lebanon because of Car Accidents. Hania Chediak, whose death inspired Serbey in a number of images of loss aimed at sending messages that raise awareness.
The event opened with the Lebanese National Anthem and the BAU Anthem, followed by a word by Nadine Koleilat, who described Serbey’s sculptures in their transparency and honesty as reflecting the bitterness of loss.
Serbey explained in his word the depth of the wound caused by the death of this young lady, and thanked Beirut Arab University and its President for organizing this exhibition which aims at paying tribute to this young lady, while raising the awareness of young men and women in Lebanon.
This was followed by a speech by Ms. Lena Gibran, President of “Kun Hadi”, in which she called upon all artists to invest their energy and art in raising the awareness of youth in Lebanon to the dangers of road accidents. She described the organization of such exhibitions as a better means to immortalize the victims of road accidents. Gibran also highlighted recent statistics, which state that over 700 persons die on the roads in Lebanon. She therefore welcomed the new traffic law.
Prof. Dr. Amr Galal El Adawi emphasized in his speech that this exhibition is different from all others, since it bears an artistic message and raises awareness of the dangers of road accidents. He expressed his happiness at the collaboration with “Kun Hadi”, which aims at putting an end to the “Last Dance” and replace it with life and continuity.
El Adawi also called upon university students and the Lebanese youth to uphold the new traffic law, since it greatly contributes to the reduction of Car Accidents and the subsequent pain and grief experienced by the families of the victims.
In the end, Serbey granted one of his sculptures to the University as an appreciation gesture to which will be placed on campus in Beirut, to remind BAU students of the hazards of accidents.
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