Tag: Nermine Hammam

Nermine Hammam: “Upekkha” tranports soldiers of the Egyptian army to a different type of paradise

Sep 12, 2013

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A New Angle on the Soldiers of Tahrir Square Artist Nermine Hammam was in Tahrir Square during Egypt’s revolution in early 2011 waiting to take pictures of the arrival of the Egyptian army. via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/09/12/nermine_hammam_upekkha_tranports_soldiers_of_the_egyptian_army_to_a_different.html Or, as she wrote in her artist statement: “I couldn’t help but notice their youth. Their wide-eyes and…
A Show of Strength by Middle Eastern Women Photographers

Aug 26, 2013

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Link: A Show of Strength by Middle Eastern Women Photographers – NYTimes.com “She Who Tells a Story” opens at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston this week. Four of the artists included are Iranian; three — Ms. Tavakolian, Gohar Dashti and Shadi Ghadirian — live and work in Iran today. The exhibit also highlights work by Jananne Al-Ani, Boushra Almutawakel, Rana El Nemr, Lalla Essaydi, Tanya…