Tsawwar… Lara Zankhoul
“The female body is reimagined as landscape: monumental, sacred, and unbounded. Through sculptural compositions and softened contours, flesh becomes terrain, shifting the gaze from objectification to reverence. These forms are neither erotic nor idealized; they are expansive, architectural, and alive. Created during pregnancy, the series reflects on cycles of creation, the body as both subject and source. One body generating another, one form giving rise to new visions. A meditation on embodiment, power, and infinite becoming.”
Lara Zankoul is a Lebanese photographer based in Beirut, known for her surreal and concept-driven fine art photography. With a background in economics, she turned to photography as a form of self-expression, developing a distinctive visual language that blends storytelling, imagination, and meticulous composition.
Her work is characterized by dreamlike imagery, vibrant colors, and carefully constructed scenes that invite viewers to look beyond the surface and engage with deeper narratives. Since 2014, Zankoul has exhibited widely both locally and internationally, and her work has been featured in leading publications including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
Tsawwar is an ongoing visual series in Daftar which explores the stories behind a photograph, taken in the region or by an Arab photographer, written in their own words.
