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4ª parte del the foto tour por la Bienal de Sharjah 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 marzo - 13 mayo 2013. Curadora: Yuko Hasegawa. Más de 100 participantes.
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sound cells: FRIDAYS. 2010
Lavadoras, micrófonos, parlantes y sistema de sonido
The second installation in Magdi Mostafa’s "(sound cells)" series, 2009-2012, is an abstract evocation of the artist’s Cairo neighbourhood, Ardellawa, as heard on Fridays – a day of prayer, but also a day of household chores and cleaning. In this work, old and hand-built washing machines of different makes and sizes – all acquired from the artist’s neighbours – are timed to spin and whirr at various intervals. Microphones amplify their empty rumblings, which are set against the sounds of a Friday sermon that emanates from an imposing tower of thirty speakers. In the recording, a sheikh describes women as vessels that can be used for procreation, much like the empty vessels spinning in the background – machines that themselves symbolise social and cultural values such as technological progress and domesticity.
Uno de los siete premios de la Bienal de Sharjah
See also:
sound cells : FRIDAYS
Article in: Nafas Art Magazine, 2013
© Foto: Haupt & Binder
© Texto: SB11 Guidebook
4ª parte del the foto tour por la Bienal de Sharjah 11: Re:emerge. Towards a New Cultural Cartography, 13 marzo - 13 mayo 2013. Curadora: Yuko Hasegawa. Más de 100 participantes.