Abdallah Kassem (Lebanese), born in Ivory Coast in 1985, is a dentist and a contemporary visual artist based in Beirut, Lebanon. His art practice started in 2017 when he enrolled at the Lebanese University of Fine Arts. During this time, he improved his art skills while working with his mentor Lebanese-American artist Ara Azad.
Read MoreWhen Covid-19 pandemic emerged, he started using a thermal camera, which led him to explore the intimacy of temperature and the thermal prints created between materials and the human body. From this perspective, he started creating installations with intimate spaces that could be visited and explored.
In 2023, Kassem started collaborating with fellow artists from Lebanon, Palestine and Germany. Together, they offered workshops and performed live virtual experiences, pushing the boundaries of contemporary art and fostering creative connections across borders.
