Yokohama Triennale 2017
4 August - 5 November 2017, Japan. Theme: Islands, Constellations & Galapagos. Directors: OSAKA Eriko, MIKI Akiko, KASHIWAGI Tomoh.
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Cabaret Crusades: The Secrets of Karbala. 2015
HD video (color, sound, 120 min 22 sec)
With a cast made up entirely of puppets, and inspired by the writings of Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, Shawky’s film trilogy explores the horrors of the medieval holy wars in the Middle-East – from an Arab perspective.
* 1971 Alexandria, Egypt; lives there.
© Courtesy, the artists and Lisson Gallery
Photo: TANAKA Yuichiro
4 August - 5 November 2017, Japan. Theme: Islands, Constellations & Galapagos. Directors: OSAKA Eriko, MIKI Akiko, KASHIWAGI Tomoh.