Brain Damage: An Exhibition by Kalb Balady

[In Brain Damage, artists brought the aesthetic of street murals to paintings. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.] [In Brain Damage, artists brought the aesthetic of street murals to paintings. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.]

Brain Damage: An Exhibition by Kalb Balady

By : Medrar TV مدرار تي في

Brain Damage

An Exhibition by Kalb Balady

16 Novemeber - 15 December

Darb 1718, Cairo 

 

Brain Damage is the first public exhibition by the Kalb Balady (Stray Dog) collective. Through the exhibition, eight upcoming visual and street artists from Egypt responded to the issue of poor education and its impact on the public. This collective came together in early 2013 through Wust Al Balad Studio. Street artist Mohamed Khaled invited the group to work together over the span of nine months on developing their techniques and practices, particularly with painting.

This video documents the work of the eight artists exhibiting in Brain Damage. Khaled and artist Razan Saeed also explain how the group came together, and the vision behind Wust Al Balad Studio. Brain Damage included Amro Okacha, Fady Galal, Fajr Soliman, Ghadir Wagdy, Haytham Sherif, Maghraffiti, Mohamed Khaled and Razan Saeed. 

                            [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured in partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]   

 

A Scenography Workshop by Hussein Baydoun

A Scenography workshop by Hussein Baydoun

8-16 September 2013

Falaki Theater, Cairo, Egypt

 

Hussein Baydoun is a Lebanese artist, architect, and scenographer who is known for his unique approach to set design. Baydoun frequently participates in the creation and development of performances from their early stages with the view that scenography is an essential component to the creation of theatrical work, one no less important than the script. His designs are often inspired by the performance spaces in which he works, where he creates fascinating sets from whatever is available as he challenges conventional notions about theater production, such as in his most recent performance "Alice," which was produced in collaboration with Lebanese playwright and director Sawsan Bou Khaled. In September, Baydoun returned to Cairo to lead a scenography workshop following the same vision. At the American University in Cairo`s Falaki Theater, he worked with six upcoming set designers, in addition to amateurs, on creating imaginative environments from the remnants of old sets and other discarded objects. This video highlights the vision and development of the workshop as Baydoun describes the aim of his teaching methods.  


 

      

     [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured as part of a new partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]