Rediscovering passion is rediscovering the self. Khaled Hourani’s A Retrospective exhibition nestled in the beautiful villa and garden that is Darat al Funun helped me rediscover that mind-captivating exhilaration and wonder at the beauty that surrounds us — the mind that thinks the art, the artist courageous enough to make the art, the Creator’s art: the bee pulled by the magnet of rosemary bushes and lavender, the sun as it warms the cold stone of the Roman columns standing tall in the backyard.

Photo credit: Dima Masri

Photo credit: Dima Masri

Photo credit: Dima Masri

Photo credit: Dima Masri

Photo credit: Dima Masri

Photo credit: Dima Masri

Photo credit: Dima Masri