Ahmed Kamel is an Egyptian multi-disciplinary artist. He deals with the self-image and its visual representation on an individual and group level, as well as the encounter between different communities. Between observation and recontextualization, the artist uses various media such as photography, video, drawing, and installation… Read More »

“With Us, It’s Different” interrogates the concept of cultural peculiarity and its symbols, through which members of diverse groups identify themselves. The series is based on blending familiar forms and creating hybrid ones.
Three flags are suspended from a pole in a triangular concrete stand. Each flag bears symbols and colors reminiscent of forms of affiliation. The contrast between the flexible flags and the rigid concrete base explores the varying degrees of cultural identification.
The sculpture can be understood as a triptych, representing three facets and manifestations of a shared foundation among these different groups… Read More »

“Did Not Happen” focused on the topic of how power can be used to influence both individual and public perception, thereby altering collective memory and, subsequently, the official course of history. Despite the advancement of tools for documenting details, it is still possible to manipulate the overall picture. Even eyewitnesses can begin to doubt what they have seen with their own eyes… Read More »

“About Paradise” is a video based on testimonies collected from Egypt and Germany (the two cultures I live between). The participants share their personal and culturally influenced imaginations of what might come after death, as well as their conceptions of the idea of paradise. The film interweaves these narratives with scenes I captured during my two pilgrimages—to Mecca and the Way of Saint James. These kinds of journeys—rooted in history and predating these religions—represent the path to God and the hope of attaining the reward of the promised paradise… Read More »

“Spiral – Barking Dogs” is part of the installation “Spiral,” which explores mechanisms of conflict. A spiral typically emerges from a single point, expanding and intensifying like fire or a rolling snowball. It can become entangled and spread like cancer, or unfold with agility and precision. As a complex structure, the tension between its lines is difficult to resolve—whether as an internal struggle or a multi-layered external one. This fluid dynamic continuously seeks escalation, drawing toward its core or shifting into an undefined state within its infinite possibilities.
The two dogs barking at each other seem trapped in an endless confrontation. Their relentless barking fills the space with a loud intensity… Read More »