The Middle East Institute (MEI), together with National Building Museum and the British Council, hosted artist Tania El Khoury for a discussion about her works, the use of interactive mediums, and the importance of utilizing art to tackle sensitive issues. Tania El Khoury discussed her interactive and immersive works which engage audience members as active participants. Her art documents everyday life and provokes discussion about current issues, personal histories, and the politics of public and personal space. El Khoury is co-founder of Dictaphone Group, a Beirut-based research and live art collective aiming at reclaiming public space. El Khoury showed excerpts from her current and previous work.