This is a Dream Come True: An Exhibition by Ali Abdel Mohsen

[Ali Abdel Mohsen`s \"This is a Dream Come True\" combines the drawing styles of ancient manuscripts with contemporary graphic novels. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.] [Ali Abdel Mohsen`s \"This is a Dream Come True\" combines the drawing styles of ancient manuscripts with contemporary graphic novels. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.]

This is a Dream Come True: An Exhibition by Ali Abdel Mohsen

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This is a Dream Come True

An exhibition by Ali Abdel Mohsen

October 2013

Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo

 

This is a Dream Come True is Ali Abdel Mohsen`s third solo exhibition and reflects his sense of humor, as well as his interest in current events and the recent massive changes of his hometown. But the exhibition and its ironic title also reflect his fascination with comics, pulp fiction, and sci-fi films. The city he presents through ink drawings on cardboard is apocalyptic yet captivating; the closer you look, the more you will see time and time again.

In this video, Abdel Mohsen speaks of his views of the city and the process through which his new body of work was developed.

                   [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured as part of a partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]  

 

A Scenography Workshop by Hussein Baydoun

A Scenography workshop by Hussein Baydoun

8-16 September 2013

Falaki Theater, Cairo, Egypt

 

Hussein Baydoun is a Lebanese artist, architect, and scenographer who is known for his unique approach to set design. Baydoun frequently participates in the creation and development of performances from their early stages with the view that scenography is an essential component to the creation of theatrical work, one no less important than the script. His designs are often inspired by the performance spaces in which he works, where he creates fascinating sets from whatever is available as he challenges conventional notions about theater production, such as in his most recent performance "Alice," which was produced in collaboration with Lebanese playwright and director Sawsan Bou Khaled. In September, Baydoun returned to Cairo to lead a scenography workshop following the same vision. At the American University in Cairo`s Falaki Theater, he worked with six upcoming set designers, in addition to amateurs, on creating imaginative environments from the remnants of old sets and other discarded objects. This video highlights the vision and development of the workshop as Baydoun describes the aim of his teaching methods.  


 

      

     [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured as part of a new partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]