Ahmed Basiony
The artist died of gunshot wounds inflicted by snipers on Tahrir Square in 2011. His art projects, teaching, and last days.
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As soon as the visitors enter the hall, they are able to control the amount of illumination of the light bulbs by means of the volume of their voice. If they speak at a high volume, the lamps illuminate brightly, thus overshadowing their image projected onto the same bulbs, fuelling a power struggle between the viewer and the system. The viewers have to choose either to remain silent and let their personal image appear or to produce any sound, making their image disappear in the great brightness of the lamps.
© Photos: Ahmed Basiony's family
The artist died of gunshot wounds inflicted by snipers on Tahrir Square in 2011. His art projects, teaching, and last days.