Antoine Berberi, Quite a Passionate Man!

Portrait opening with: « Life has spoilt me. » The article recounts the founding anecdote: at an Easter lunch in Achrafieh, the young Antoine, then aged twelve, steps out onto a neighbouring balcony and discovers a sculptor shaping a bust. Drawn like a magnet, he obtains some clay and succeeds, in two hours, in modelling his father's head with a likeness that astonishes those around him. The article describes the studio-foundry in Dbayeh, where « a rusty iron phoenix welcomes visitors at the door », and quotes Berberi: « I try to give life to materials, above all to metal, which is my favourite material. »