The Passions of the Trash Drive: A Group Exhibition

[Dunia, one of Malak Helmy`s main protagonists, performs with a \"space cube\" at Egypt`s National Circus. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.] [Dunia, one of Malak Helmy`s main protagonists, performs with a \"space cube\" at Egypt`s National Circus. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.]

The Passions of the Trash Drive: A Group Exhibition

By : Medrar TV مدرار تي في

"The Passions of the Trash Drive: A Group Exhibition"

An exhibition by Malak Helmy

November - December 2013

Nile Sunset Annex, Cairo 

 

For Malak Helmy’s recent exhibition, Nile Sunset Annex was extended onto its roof to accommodate a gleaming salt structure and amorphous blue sculptures made specifically for the site. The exhibition presents a selection of works from Helmy`s ongoing series “Records from the Excited State,” which is inspired by Egypt`s North Coast region.

In this video, Helmy explains her interest in the North Coast region, as well as her collaboration with the Nile Sunset Annex team to produce the site-specific sculptures and an interactive online publication.  

                        [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.]