This is a piece i did in a poor neighbourhood,in Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt, 2004.
in a poor neighbourhood El Max, in Alexandria, Egypt, I produced a series of colourful stickers with a text in arabics reading:
it is possible nowadays to feed and cater for the entire humanity if such is our desire.
The stickers were distributed to school children who happilly pasted them on their text books. The same text was written on a wall in the neighbourhood by a young painter who received a pay for the job.
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A wall with the graffiti in El Max, Alexandria, Egypt
it is possible nowadays to feed and cater for the entire humanity if such is our desire!
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The stickers.
These stickers are used by children everywhere in Egypt. It usually has a blank space where they can write their name, the subject... Instead, I had the text it is possible nowadays to feed and cater for the entire humanity if such is our desire printed on hundreds of them. Kids pasted them as usual and took them to school and into their homes.
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We Are the World, video
Winter 2006, the icy wind blows outside while people wait for their evening bus to return to the warmth of their homes. In the glass panel behind them, a Black male, half naked (oblivious of the chilly wether) is lying on his back and esting tones of fresh fruits... and singing "We Are the World" the hit song by United Support Artists for Africa, recorded in the 80's while famine was stricking in Ethiopia. The song helped raised awareness on the plight unfolding in the eastern part of the Black Continent. Today I believe I can sing...
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Image of the piece as shown in Berlin, january 2006.
Berlin, January 2006
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Visa-je, video installation, 2000
The beat of a Pigmee drum hits and heats the air while images of very beautiful dark complexioned African girls, full of innocence and intelligence appear and disappear on a large screen. On the floor paved with a gold-like glittering paper, hundreds of sweets await happily to be stolen by kids. The projectors' lights reflecting on the paper send golden rays to caress the faces of the beauty queens. Here piece shown at the Historic Museum in Bern, Switzerland.
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VISA
A year old kid uses his newly gain freedom (through walking) to wander in the space, oblivious of whatever difficulty he may encounter. The camera attempts to catch the movement without interrupting the kid. Thus pure freedom or the dream thereof is captured and registered on tape. The video is shown on a monitor, placed at floor level in front of which. dozens of ready-to-strike mouse-traps are set. Between the spectator and the kid... Work here seen at the National Museum, Accra, Ghana
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THE OWNER
A man systematically hits himself (his image) Video
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THE RED JEW
A man is asked in somewhat a brutal way (toch-like light beamed directly into his eyes) to present his identification documents. His unfolding passport seems to reveal multiple identities. Will he be charged for this? Work here shown at the Dakar biennial of contemporary arts.
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DANCING WITH THE MOON
This work was part of the Africa Remix international exhibition that toured museums around the world Here view of the piece at Doual'art, Douala, where it was first shown in March 2003 Photo Sandrine Dole
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ELECTIONS
Slence! The Paramont Chief of Africa is being elected here. By galery visitors, art lovers, artists, activists... This is part of the UCA ( United Chiefdom of Africa ) project that started in 2001 and is ongoing...
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NA LINGO YO
Barbeled wires, kids playing on the siwalks of Kinshasa, wooden statues in the museum of Kinshasa... What if the kids and the barbeled wires enterred the said museum? Through video, video-installation...
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Na Lingi Yo.
A peaceful confrontation between a view of Africa ( the streets of Kinshasa today) and views of Africa of the past, at the National Museum, Kinshasa, the DRC.A video installation seats next to maks and old wooden sculptures.
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