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  • Artist Khaled Dawwa works on a clay sculpture that depicts a street in Syria destroyed by regime forces and their allies. All photos: AFP
    Artist Khaled Dawwa works on a clay sculpture that depicts a street in Syria destroyed by regime forces and their allies. All photos: AFP
  • Dawwa at work in Vanves, on the outskirts of Paris.
    Dawwa at work in Vanves, on the outskirts of Paris.
  • The clay artwork represents a street in Syria that was destroyed by regime forces and their allies.
    The clay artwork represents a street in Syria that was destroyed by regime forces and their allies.
  • A depiction of a ruined Syrian neighbourhood.
    A depiction of a ruined Syrian neighbourhood.
  • Dawwa's depiction of a ruined street in his home country, on display in his French workshop.
    Dawwa's depiction of a ruined street in his home country, on display in his French workshop.
  • Syrian sculptor Khaled Dawwa works on a clay sculpture depicting a street in Syria, destroyed by Syrian regime forces and their allies, in Vanves, on the outskirts of Paris on January 9, 2022. (Photo by Lucie PEYTERMANN / AFP)
    Syrian sculptor Khaled Dawwa works on a clay sculpture depicting a street in Syria, destroyed by Syrian regime forces and their allies, in Vanves, on the outskirts of Paris on January 9, 2022. (Photo by Lucie PEYTERMANN / AFP)

Syrian sculptor recreates ruined streets - in pictures

Khaled Dawwa reconstructs the destroyed landscapes in his workshop on the outskirts of Paris

The National

January 11, 2022

Updated: January 12, 2022, 11:30 AM
PhotographySyria