Street art brings colour and joy to Beirut slum
Project to breathe new life into neglected area brings together local and overseas artists, as well as residents
Beirut
SEEN from the highway out of Lebanon's capital Beirut, the Ouzai neighbourhood is a jumble of haphazard construction, but venture inside and its low-slung buildings transform into street art canvases.
Artists taking part in the "Ouzville" project have painted walls in brilliant blues, reds, yellows and greens, adorning others with enormous murals, doodles, and cartoon characters.
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