Photo: Gareth Smyth
Chaza Charafeddine is a Lebanese-German artist and writer. She studied special education at La
Branche|Centre de formation en pédagogie curative et sociothérapie in Switzerland, and
Eurhythmy dance at the Eurythmieschule - Hamburg in Germany. After exploring the fields of
education and dance for 15 years, she turned to photography and writing. Her photographic
works were shown in numerous galleries and artistic venues in Lebanon and abroad. In 2012
Dar Al-Saqi|Beirut has published her first novella Flashback and in 2015 her short-story
collection Haqibatun Bilkade Tura. In 2021 she founded athar – preservation & documentation, a cultural heritage preservation center in Tyre, Lebanon. Chaza Charafeddine is represented by Agial Art/Saleh Barakat Gallery.