بشر الصعيد: توثيق الحياة اليومية في معرض فني بالبر الغربي
Documenting daily life in an art exhibition on the West Bank
Abul-Hassan Abdul-Sattar Abul-Hassan Abdul-Sattar's photo, January 19, 2022
Article translated to English:
Near the statues of Memnon on the West Bank of Luxor, the “Roots” exhibition, organized by the “Luxor Art Gallery” Foundation, in cooperation with “humans of upper Egypt” opened. The exhibition includes artworks that express daily life in Upper Egypt and Luxor by artists from the Faculty of Fine Arts and others, as well as foreign artists residing in Luxor.
The exhibition's works vary between painting, sculpture, photographs and portraits of personalities from Upper Egypt. "Bab Misr" reviews the details of the exhibition.
West Bank
The exhibition expresses the true spirit of the Upper Egypt and explains the roots of culture in it by rooting the story and spreading the values, culture, customs and traditions of the Egyptian society, through photography, cinematography and other available logistical means. The exhibition is attended by Mahmoud Hawari and Faten Abu Bakr, founders of Humans of upper Egypt, and artists Alaa Awad, Ghada Mubarak, Hala Rifai and Ahmed Mohy Hamza.
Dominique Navarro, founder of Luxor Art Gallery, says: “The exhibition documents the lives of people in Upper Egypt. Who are different and unique from others in different countries of the world. And you won't find any culture this deep and diverse. The exhibition is the first of its kind that combines painters and photographs, all of which express the roots of culture in Upper Egypt, in cooperation with the Humans of Upper Egypt team.”
And she continued: "We care about the arts, culture and people in Luxor, presenting them and spreading them to the global community. Therefore, we develop and improve these arts and strive to discover and adopt new types of arts."
Navarro explains, "I came to Luxor about 10 years ago, like others, on a passing visit to see the Pharaonic monuments. I was very fascinated by the diverse environment. I thought there should be someone to link up with the local artists. But I did not find it so I decided to establish Luxor Art Gallery. We hope that we will continue our activities in support of art."