Video Art in the Arab World: Amal Al Nakhala & Essa Grayeb

10. Oktober 2024, 18:30 Uhr
online

Video art is a dynamic medium that emphasizes momentum and serves as a vessel for diverse artistic expressions, including moving images, photography, drawings, performance, sound, and music.

The German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG) and Zuker e.V. would like to invite you cordially to

Video Art in the Arab World

Screening | Talk
 
Artists

Amal Al Nakhala & Essa Grayeb

 in conversation with

Prof. Dr. Claus-Peter Haase │Vice President / DAFG e.V.

Mohamed Abdelkarim │Artist, PhD candidate / Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna

Ahmed Kamel │Director / Zuker e.V.


Thursday, 10 October 2024
6:30 pm

Online via Zoom

Language: English

In the Video Art in the Arab World series, we invite artists to showcase and discuss their artistic visions. The series aims to provide the audience with a glimpse into the art scene in Arab countries highlighting the growing significance of video art in the Arab world to the German public. The series launched in 2023 with Egyptian visual artist Amr Elkafrawy presenting his artwork, “Memories of the Future,” and discussing his collaboration with Canadian video artist Jean-François Robin.

In its second edition the series now features two Palestinian visual artists: Amal Al Nakhala and Essa Grayeb.  Both artists utilize video in their work but approach the medium in distinct ways. Amal Al Nakhala’s creations are emotionally expressive and imaginative, with her video pieces stemming from her drawings. In contrast, Essa Grayeb focuses on photography and found materials, aiming to comprehend reality. Despite their differing methods, both artists reflect on existence with a political touch in an artistic manner.

Films:

AEN Waiting Room (Amal Al Nakhala)

The Return of Osiris (Essa Grayeb)

For more information see the invitation.

To follow the event via Zoom, please register here: https://tinyurl.com/bdcr4nsj