Calligraphy Square & surroundings
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.
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Venue: Calligraphy Centre at Calligraphy Square
Al Araba Al Madfuna. 2012
Black-and-white video projection with sound (21 min 21 sec)
Dressed like grown men, with glued-on moustaches, and dubbed with the voices of adults, a group of boys retell a story by Egyptian writer Mohamed Mustagab. Shawky builds upon his own experiences with researchers and archeologists involved in treasure hunting in Upper Egypt to consider this parable about the folly of blindly following one’s forebearers.
© Still: Wael Shawky
(Repro: Haupt & Binder)
© Text: SB11 Guidebook
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 March - 13 May 2013. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. More than 100 participants.