Khaled Hafez's The A77A Project on Presidents & ..

Dubai | 10/03/2010 to 28/03/2010

Every civilization looked for the imaginary super-hero for protection against evil forces, from ancient Anubis to modern Batman. In the fifties and sixties, the voice of President Nasser echoed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Persian Gulf; broadcasted live, every citizen stopped to listen to the superhero of modern times. Today, with the collapse of the Pan Arab theory and ideology, the superheroes of religion have taken over, with their centuries-old dress codes and primitive behaviour.

Khaled Hafez’s 3-minute work probes the social changes which the artist personally lived through during his childhood, adolescence and adulthood in Egypt. Hafez is particularly intrigued by 6 elements, namely: time, past and present, the superhero or the role model, the process of cultural recycling, contemporary visual imagery in their kinetic and static forms, and the sacred values versus the neo-consumer values of globalization. All elements combined play in a formula that creates an Egyptian hybrid identity that has developed over the past two decades of his creative practice.
Please note that Khaled Hafez will be showing at Green Art Gallery as part of Video' Appart.

Video’Appart Paris/Dubai is a city-wide event taking place in the hearts of Paris and Dubai concurrently from 10 to 28 March 2010. In Dubai, videos artworks by international artists participating in the Paris exhibition will be showcased in galleries as well as in public and private spaces including cultural centers and collectors’ apartments. In exchange, local and regional artists, as well as artists living, working and represented by galleries in Dubai will be showcased in Paris.

Video’Appart Dubai is the first biennial in the region dedicated to the promotion and exchange of international and local video art and artists. Initiated and founded by Indira Tatiana Cruz, a renowned video artist and curator, Video’Appart is in its 3rd edition in Paris.

Video’Appart Dubai is curated by Mamia Bretesche.

Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010 - Sunday, 28 Mar 2010

Tel: +971 50 754 3810
Email: videoappartdubai@gmail.com
Website: www.videoappartdubai.com