Calligraphy Square
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.
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Venue: Dar Al Nadwa
The Fourth Stage. 2015
Video, 37 minutes
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
The work weaves a complex and unlikely union of illusion and myth between three worlds of which the artist is concurrently a part: cinema, magic and the changing landscape of southern Lebanon.
Within his dystopian narrative, Ghossein inquires into the motivations and implications of the disappearance of a famous magician and ventriloquist whom Ghossein assisted as a child. The duo toured villages in south Lebanon, performing captivating magic tricks to bewildered children. Over the years, Chico the magician began gradually to retreat from the public sphere.
© Still: Ahmad Ghossein
Repro: Haupt & Binder
© Text: SB12 Guidebook
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.