Dr. Fadl Fakhouri/The Atlas Group, Notebook Volume 38, plate 66, Already Been in a Lake of Fire

A haunting archival document from Walid Raad's fictional research organization, The Atlas Group, this work belongs to a series of fabricated notebooks attributed to the invented Lebanese historian Dr. Fadl Fakhouri. Through the construction of false yet meticulously detailed records, Raad interrogates the nature of historical documentation, memory, and the trauma of the Lebanese Civil War. The piece blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction, challenging viewers to reconsider how history is collected, preserved, and ultimately believed.