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*_{Over.Take, velour fabric, metal, 290 x 140 cm, Sound, 2023}*
*_{Out.Sort, sandstone, 80 x 46 cm, sound-loop, 2023}*

“Otherwise Agaze” “Otherwise Agaze” focuses on the particularities of “World Exhibitions” and their relation to Cairo in 19th-century colonial Europe. Aiming to open a space that illuminates and expands this thematic field from both Arab and European perspectives. (A a co-authored project by Ahmed Kamel & Gabriela Kobus).
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*_{Flags, sculpture, fabric and concrete, 100x100x290 cm each, 2020}*

“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.
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_{Remnants of Diaries, paper and metal wires, 24 x 24 x 18 cm, 2016}

“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.
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