Mohamed Said Baalbaki: Fictional Museum

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Jun 4, 2014 Lebanon
[Mohamed Baalbaki has been working on his museum series since 2006. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.] [Mohamed Baalbaki has been working on his museum series since 2006. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.]

Mohamed Said Baalbaki: Fictional Museum

By : Medrar TV مدرار تي في

Mohamed Said Baalbaki: Fictional Museum

May 2014

Viennoise Hotel, Cairo

 

In his two-part series titled Al Buraq (The Pegasus), Lebanese artist Mohamed Said Baalbaki questions the authority of the museum as an institution and the ways in which histories are written and presented to the public. The series takes the shape of a museum setting, with each gallery focusing on a particular moment in the region`s modern history.

Al Buraq I begins with the story of two German scientists finding bone parts of an unusual animal (a winged horse) in Jerusalem before World War II. This leads to a trip into the history of colonialism in the region. The second part of the series builds on the relationship of the Hashimite Family with British colonial powers.

For his Cairo exhibition, organized as part of the annual Spring Festival, Baalbaki exhibited parts one and two of Al Buraq, as well as a selection of sculptures inspired by modern Lebanese history and people`s relationship to the figure of the martyr.

This video documents the opening night of Baalbaki`s Fictional Museum and includes an interview with the artist about the project he has been working on since 2006. Egyptian oriental jazz band Al Dor Al Awal also performed for exhibition visitors on 12 May.

Mohamad Said Baalbaki (b.1974) is a Lebanese artist based in Berlin. He studied at the Institut des Beaux-Arts in Beirut and at the Berlin University of Fine Arts and the Institute Kunst in Kontext. Since 1998, he has exhibited widely in the Middle East, United States, and Europe.

This video was produced as part of the arts documentation workshop organized by Medrar.TV in collaboration with Vernissage TV. The workshop was made possible with the support of the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia. Subtitles by Toqa Zidan and Mai Elwakil.

 

                            [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured in partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]          

 
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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.]