
Person
Hassan Choubassi
Directing · Born 1970-01-01 · Beirut, Lebanon
Biography
Hassan Choubassi is a Lebanese visual artist, academic, and media theorist whose work explores the intersections of urban memory, digital culture, and media connectivity. He holds a BA in Fine Arts from the Lebanese American University, an MA in Theatre Studies from Amsterdam University of the Arts, and a PhD in Communication Media from the European Graduate School. Currently an Associate Professor and director of the Institute of Visual Communication at the Lebanese International University, Choubassi is known for projects like the fictional Beirut Metro Map, which examines the psychological and social divisions of post-war Beirut. His research and artistic work engage with themes such as augmented reality, glitch aesthetics, and the politics of digital archives, often presented through installations, video art, and academic publications.
Known for

I am the all knowing, the deceased
Writer

Free fall at 180º
Writer

The Other Orange
Director

I am well and surviving
Writer

Lost in the city

Dismantling a weapon of mass destruction
Director

Behind The Gel
2004

Lost her
2004

Une aile nous brise

Dans le cœur de Beyrouth
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2026Dans le cœur de BeyrouthDirector of Photography
- 2008... and then I became a vegetable
- 2008I am the all knowing, the deceasedWriter
- 2006I am well and survivingWriter
- 2005The Other OrangeDirector
- 2004Wait 54s
- 2004Behind The Gel
- 2004I might be wrong-ing
- 2004Lost her
- 2004Lost her
- 2004Free fall at 180ºWriter
- —Lost in the city
- —Une aile nous brise
- —Dismantling a weapon of mass destructionDirector
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.