A Tour of the Cairo Berlin Exhibition

[Ganzeer`s site-specific mural was inspired by the Mazinger anime. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.] [Ganzeer`s site-specific mural was inspired by the Mazinger anime. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.]

A Tour of the Cairo Berlin Exhibition

By : Medrar TV مدرار تي في

Cairo Berlin Exhibition

December 2013

A flat in Garden City, Cairo

 

In an exhibition sponsored by the German Embassy in Egypt, artist Daniel Rode invited three artists from Berlin and three from Cairo to present their work as part of a collaborative project that aims to highlight recent urban art, music, and film from Germany. At a pop-up exhibition space in Cairo’s Garden City, Taha Belal exhibits a series recreating images from local newspapers, English-born, Cairo-based artist Jenifer Evans presents a number of drawings and screen prints, and recognized street artist and graphic designer Ganzeer created a mural about the Egyptian revolution inspired by the Mazinger anime. Representing the German side of the project, Klaus Walter exhibits light boxes in which figures are shown undressing, Julian Faulhaber presents a selection of photographs shot in Berlin, video artist Sara Pfrommer is represented by two videos specifically produced for the exhibition, and Daniel Rode contributes a new neon-light installation. 

 

                         [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured in 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.]