Dongola creates limited edition art books offering unconventional perspectives on art and contemporary topics in the MENASA region today. Based in Beirut and named after the ancient Nubian city of trade, commerce and culture, Dongola is an experimental intellectual and cultural venture. It seeks the resurfacing of ancient mysteries in the wake of current dissolution, embodied in a book. Dongola aims to generate trajectories of thought that go beyond individual fields of knowledge. They create the scenario for collaboration between selected artists, authors and designers, allowing unlikely pathways of exploration into the depths far away treasures, that they may have the possibility of resurgence and continuity. Dongola sustains a curatorial position devoted to the production of unique quality publications, books that stand as works of art in their own right. Each year, Dongola collaborates closely with selected artists, building on certain themes. All aspects of the book making process, from concept to design to the tangible object, are in the field of play, exploring different ways of linking word and image. Like Dongola, we can all be forgotten. By prompting new modes of production and critique in the overlapping fields of culture, literature and history, their books offer critical reflection, interdisciplinary inspiration, and a commitment to examining contemporary social issues.