A programme of visual arts, performance, public dialogue, workshops, and film.
PhotoCairo
Townhouse Gallery of contemporary art Cairo, Egypt
www.thetownhousegallery.com
While photography in Egypt has historically had little support as compared to more traditional arts mediums, signs of a budding photographic movement in Egypt exist in abundance. In a significant paradigm shift without precedent, young artists today are using the camera in novel ways-as a mode for active participation, intervention and an alternative to hegemonic visual constructions.
PhotoCairo in its second year aims to build upon an evident interest in the photographic medium in Egypt and consolidate it, providing a first class venue for exhibitions and creating a space for critical discussion as to the myriad uses of the reproducible image today-from classic documentary work to installation or video. By all means, PhotoCairo is unprecedented in scope, both in the context of Egypt, and the region. PhotoCairo promises to be the only annual photography event in the region that combines exhibitions with a programme of panels, presentations, workshops and film/video.
For a full programme of the month’s events, proceed to:
www.thetownhousegallery.com/photocairo/intro.html
Visual arts exhibitions
Jihan Ammar
Hamdi Attia
Fouad Elkoury
Hala Elkoussy
Susan Hefuna
Maha Maamoun
Amgad Naguib
Rehab El Sadek
Performance
Hassan Khan and Mahmoud Refaat
Public dialogue
Abbas (photographer, Magnum Photos)
Walter Armbrust (specialist on Egyptian visual culture, Department of Anthropology, University of Oxford)
Issam Nassar (historian, the Institute for Palestine Studies)
Panel discussion
Visual culture
Photojournalism in the Middle East region
Photography and video in the context of current exhibitions
Workshops
Children’s workshop
Introduction to setting up a darkroom
Introduction to lighting
Introduction to portraiture
Introduction to computer manipulation of photographs
Photojournalism
Seeing photographs
Film/video
Works by Raymond Depardon, Fouad Elkoury, Christian Frei, and Chris
Marker among others.
Two evenings of new Palestinian video showcase works by Joana Hadjithomas
and Khalil Joreige, Azza El-Hassan, Nizar Hassan, Annemarie Jacir, Elia
Suleiman, Tawfik Abu Wael and Sobhi al-Zobaidi.
Contact Negar Azimi with inquiries at info@thetownhousegallery.com or + 20 10 33 747 68
