Pul-e Khumrī In Search of Mohamed: Arhcive of opening credits, an exhibition at Fitzroy Library, 17 November 2022 – 22 January 2023.

Lurasidone uk An excerpt from a photographic series that is part of a larger project using the artist’s first name ‘Mohamed’ as a starting point. The project explores the tension between reverence and the profane by creating a manifold portrait of Mohamed appropriated from Egyptian cinema. In this series, an archive of the name has been built from the opening credits of a large collection of Egyptian films. Grabbed from the screen whenever an actor named Mohamed is credited, second names and role descriptions are then erased from the still, leaving the single word Mohamed and the original film scene in the background. The images were rephotographed and put through a combination of digital, and sometimes analog processes that obscure the original film transforming their materiality, creating an ambiguous connection between the written word and image.

Installation view at Fitzroy Library, ‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits’, pigment prints, 92.5cm x 70cm each, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2020/2022.

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #4; Maabodat El-Gamahir (The Beloved Diva)’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

 

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #8; Eisharit Morour (Traffic Light)’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

 

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #1; Thawrat Al-Madina (Revolution of the city)’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2020.

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #7; Ismailia Rayeh Gay’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #6; Al-Tareeq al-Masdood (The Barred Road)’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #9; Adoue El-Murra’’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

 

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #10; Gedaan Bab El-Shareya (The Brave Men of Bab El-Sharia)’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #5; Al-Ragol Al-Talet (The Third Man)’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021. 

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #12; Karakon Fe Al-Sharea’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2022.

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #11; Aina Al-Mafar (Where Is the Way Out)’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

 

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #2; Abna2 El-Samt (Silence Sons) part 1’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #3; Abna2 El-Samt (Silence Sons) part 2’, pigment print, 92.5cm x 70cm, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2021.

Installation view at Fitzroy Library, ‘In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits’, pigment prints, 92.5cm x 70cm each, editions of 5 ​​+ AP, 2020/2022.

The work was presented as part of the 2022 City of Yarra Exhibition Program. Twelve prints from the series ‘In Search of Mohamed: Archive of Opening Credits’. Photos by Marce Escudero