In October 2019, people across Lebanon took to the streets. In Beirut, protesters camped in Martyrs' Square. When opponents of the protests burned the Fist of the Revolution and tore down the tents, Hayat Nazer decided to answer with art.
On 22 November 2019, Lebanon's Independence Day, she began building a phoenix, the bird that rises from its own ashes, from the metal of the broken tents and the burned Fist. Volunteers of every age, from all over Lebanon, joined her to gather the metal, weld and build.
Standing several metres high in the square, the Phoenix became a central symbol of the revolution. It was later attacked: its wings were broken and its head was taken. Supporters came back to clean it and repair it.