From 2009 to 2016, Gregory Buchakjian constituted a long term projet devoted to abandoned dwellings in Beirut, that developed as photographic interpretation of the derelict interiors[8] and grew into an extensive research and a PhD dissertation.[9] In this context, he collaborated with Said Baalbaki on a lithography artist book based on Wadi Abu Jamil, the former Jewish Quarter of Beirut, where Baalbaki grew up, that was witnessed dramatic transformations during the war and postwar periods. [10] In 2018, the project took shape into a publication and a multi-disciplinary exhibition at Beirut's Sursock Museum curated by Karina El Helou, involving photography, performance, video and installation.