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EZZ MONEM ⁠
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“Monem sources the images from found photos, fiction films, videos and google street views. He utilizes the mechanical reproduction capabilities of the camera along with various darkroom techniques to transform them into photographic works and imaginary archives. Through the repurposing of images, he attempts to make autoethnographic works that come from his background, of growing up in Egypt and his experience migrating to Australia.”⁠
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A selection of works from one of our newest artists, Ezz, is available now on the THIS IS NO FANTASY stockroom. Follow the link in our bio. ⁠
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Ezz Monem⁠
Revolutionary Failure #1, #2, 2021⁠
Archival pigment print, Tasmanian oak frame⁠
29 x 41cm each, Ed of 5 + 2AP⁠
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#thisisnofantasy #ezzmonem

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SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY⁠
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Explore Sydney Contemporary closes tonight at 11.59pm! Follow the link in our bio for your last chance to view our booth and exciting range of artists⁠ including: Juan Ford, Natasha Bieniek, Badra Aji, Ezz Monem, Charlie Ingemar Harding and Alexandra Standen.⁠
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Sydney Contemporary Explore Online⁠
11 Nov, 10am – 21 Nov, 11.59pm ⁠
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Ezz Monem ⁠
The Pyramids Postcards – Following the policeman #2#11#7, 2019⁠
hand-coloured oil on silver gelatin print, tasmanian oak custom frame⁠
29 x 123 x 2cm, Ed of 5⁠
$3,000⁠
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#thisisnofantasy #sydneycontemporary

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A selection of works by exciting new gallery artist, Ezz Monem, will be available online next week for Sydney Contemporary Explore @sydneycontemporary ⁠⠀
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Showing alongside Badra Aji, Charlie Ingemar Harding, Alexandra Standen, Natasha Bieniek and Juan Ford. ⁠⠀
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Sydney Contemporary Explore ⁠⠀
11 – 21 Nov ⁠⠀
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For enquiries please email info@thisisnofantasy.com⁠⠀
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Ezz Monem⁠⠀
The Pyramids Postcards – Following the policeman #5, 2018/19⁠⠀
Hand-coloured oil on silver gelatin print, Tasmanian oak custom frame⁠⠀
29 x 41cm, Ed of 5 + 1 AP ⁠⠀
#EzzMonem #exploresydneycontemporary

The series ‘Revolutionary Failure’ has been shortlisted for the Incinerator Art Award and it will be exhibited at @incinerator_gallery, opening soon!

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Ezz Monem – IAA 2021 Shortlisted Artist

These images have been created by Ezz Monem in response to the tenth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 during 18 days of protest in Cairo. These images have been revised from the artist’s archive and re-photographed.

An acid wash has erased parts of the emulsion from the film surface before the photograph is manually developed. The final results are located between re-photographs and deliberate erasures. Conceptually marking the passing of the revolution from a lived experience into the realm of a historical event.

Revolutionary Failure reflects a process of remembering the past whilst simultaneously attempting to forget historic events.

Ezz’s photographs will be displayed at this year’s Incinerator Art Award Exhibition, opening soon! To read more, visit https://bit.ly/IncineratorAA2021

Ezz Monem, Revolutionary Failure, 2021, photography.

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We’re pleased to announce representation of exciting new artist Ezz Monem @ezzmonem⁠⠀
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Monem will have his first solo show with THIS IS NO FANTASY for Photo2022 next April.⁠⠀
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Monem is a photo-based artist from Egypt who lives and works in Melbourne. He uses photography to explore the pluralism of reality. The images playing with sensations of ambivalence and conflict, giving visual form to the multiplicity of identity in places, people, and objects.⁠⠀
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Monem sources the images from found photos, fiction films, videos and google street views. He utilizes the mechanical reproduction capabilities of the camera along with various darkroom techniques to transform them into photographic works and imaginary archives. Through the repurposing of images, he attempts to make auto-ethnographic works that come from his background, of growing up in Egypt and his experience migrating to Australia.⁠⠀
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Ezz Monem, Revolutionary Failure #1 and #5, 2021⁠⠀
Archival pigment print, Tasmanian Oak frame⁠⠀
41cm X 29cm⁠⠀
Ed of 5⁠⠀
#EzzMonem #thisisnofantasy

‘A Whole Population of Poets’, a group exhibition curated by Davood Madadpoor.
SUMAC SPACE AN INITIATIVE DEVOTED TO CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICES OF THE MIDDLE EAST, SHOWS ITS FIFTH DIGITAL EXHIBITION A WHOLE POPULATION OF POETS
THE EXHIBITION IS ON-VIEW AT WWW.SUMAC.SPACE FROM JUNE 28th TO AUGUST 24th, 2021; Curated by Davood Madadpoor

Mohamed Abdelkarim, b. 1983, El Minya, Egypt. Ibrahim Ahmed, b. 1984, Kuwait. Lives and works in Ard El Lewa, Egypt. Esraa Elfeky, b. 1989, Cairo, Egypt. Tareque Elsharquawy, b. 1990, Alexandria, Egypt. Ezz Monem, b. 1985, Cairo Egypt. Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. Sara Sallam, b. 1991, Giza Egypt. Lives and works in Delft, Netherlands. Islam Shabana, b. 1988, Cairo Egypt.

Source: https://sumac.space/exhibitions/a-whole-population-of-poets/

The conclusion of ‘Collectables‘ has been published on the @kingsartistrun website as part of KINGS commissions. You can check the full project on:

Collectables, Ezz Monem

The work is accompanied by an interactive digital poem by Angela Glindemann, one of KINGS Emerging Writers.

Courstey of Noir Darkroom.