ARTISTS IN TOWN
2008
Artist
workshop from April 7th to 17th -
Exhibition until April 28th
Under the
aegis of H.E. Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture of Egypt and
with the patronage of H.E. Adil Labib, Governor of Alexandria,
the ECUME(s) Alexandria and Marseille organise the 3rd
Mediterranean Photo Workshop of Alexandria. From April 7th
to 17th, 10 photographers from France, Italy, Tunisia,
Syria and Egypt will come together in Alexandria. The
pictures they take during these ten days will then be
collectively exhibited at the Atelier of Alexandria until April
28th.
INVITED ARTISTS
Ten professional Mediterranean
photographers will gather in Alexandria for a ten-day workshop:
Abdalah Dustashy, Eslam Kamal, Sabry Abo Egalah and Lila Hassan
from Alexandria, Mohammed Ardash and Maryam Hassan from
Cairo, Marc Chostakoff from Marseille, Lotfi
Ghariani from Tunis, Stefanaia Schubeyr from Genoa
and Hossein Soufan from Damascus.
THE THEME
Alexandria
It is the atmosphere of
this mythic place which will guide the artistic choice. The
sound of the urban transports never leaves the walker on its way
over ancient Roman ruins to be found in the city. Buildings in
European-style architecture exhibit their fading charm alongside
with obviously modern constructions. While the crowd is
wandering up and down the Corniche, one can halt to have a
shisha or some tea at one of the numerous cafes, listening to
the muezzin and his mystic songs. Each photographer will show a
different vision of Alexandria, trying to seize a part of its
myth, its cosmopolitan heritage, its richly contrasted
atmosphere. Artistic counsellor: Marc Heller, photographer
from Aix-en-Provence.
THE EXHIBITION
Opening – April 17th at 7.00 p.m.
The opening of the will be a public event, displaying a panel of
works of contemporary Mediterranean photographers from different
countries on the same object: the city of Alexandria.
Exhibition – until April 28th
The exhibition of the
works at the Atelier of Alexandria will last twelve days.
Information documents on the workshop, the participating artists
and the artistic approach will be available for the public.
Atelier of
Alexandria:
6 Victor Bassili Street, Al Pharaana – Al Azarita, Alexandria,
Egypt
tel / fax: (0020)34860526
PARTNERS
Ministry of Culture of
Egypt, Governorate of Alexandria, Atelier of Alexandria,
Ministry of Culture of Syria, ECUME Tunis, Provence-Alpes-Côte
d'Azur Region, Bouches-du-Rhône Department, City of Marseille. |
