We're pleased to present In Search of Mohamed, Monem's first solo exhibition with THIS IS NO FANTASY for PHOTO 2022.
In Search of Mohamed is a set of multichannel videos and photography works using the artist's first name 'Mohamed' as a starting point for his research.
The project explores the tension between reverence and the profane by creating a manifold portrait of Mohamed, appropriated from Egyptian and broader Middle Eastern cinema. Images are collected, viewed, archived and both digitally and manually manipulated to highlight the ghostly boundaries of representation.
'As part of his recent Masters research, Monem began to form an extensive archive in order to build "a visual portrait" of the name Mohamed. He collected snippets from a long list of Egyptian films. The films sometimes referred to the prophet in a religious context, but more often involved various fictional characters, or actors named Mohamed in the credits. Monem would trawl through the films and make notes every time the name was used or displayed.'- Andrew Stephens (Art Guide)
Press release courtesy THIS IS NO FANTASY.
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