Re-imagining Egyptology

21/08/2022

البرنامج مرة في الإسبوع،
كل يوم إتنين من ٥:٣٠ لي ٩ مساء
هنبتدي يوم ٥ سبتمبر
في جاردن سيتي
عشان تعرفوا معلومات اكتر وللتسجيل إدخلوا على اللينك في البايو

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Once a week,
Every Monday from 5:30 to 9:00 pm
Starting September 5th 2022
In Garden City, Cairo
To register, check link in bio

19/08/2022

Marking one year since the first day of the first workshop, well actually that was three days ago but I forgot to post hehehe

I will post about a new workshop in the next couple of days, so stay tuned but until then I will keep on sharing cute photos from the different workshops, screening and tours through the past year 🌸

22/06/2022

Who wants to join the next museum tour?

Next Saturday 12:00 pm. DM for more information

23/04/2022

Photos from our visit to AUC Rare Books and Special Collection Library.

We discussed Ramses Wissa Wassif’s early phase of art deco buildings, the unrealized play and character design sketches by Hassan Fathey and the several proposals to Nasser’s mausoleum in Abbasia. along how the political atmosphere influenced the career of Sayed Karim and the state of his archive.

Eman Morgan offered interesting readings to Description de l'Égypte, and invited us to notice everyday notes written inside a thirteenth century koran, some doodles by a kid in a bible written in Arabic with latin translation that was owned by The Medici Family (patrons of Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci) and Huda Sharawi’s personal handwritten letters.

We really want to thank Eman Morgan, Balsam Abdel-rahman, Muhammad Emmad and Stephen Urgola for sharing with us their knowledge and interest, and lots of special love to Eman Morgan who made that tour possible.

Witnessing the genuine interest and love of the people working there to those subjects was truly very enchanting and inspiring.

will be announcing about our upcoming exhibition, workshops and tours very soon.

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The visit was part of the Reimagining The Archive Workshop that is interested in interactions with the archive in critical, unconventional, feminist and q***r ways.

23/04/2022

Photos from our visit to AUC Rare Books and Special Collection Library.

We discussed Ramses Wissa Wassif’s early phase of art deco buildings, the unrealized play and character design sketches by Hassan Fathey and the several proposals to Nasser’s mausoleum in Abbasia. along how the political atmosphere influenced the career of Sayed Karim and the state of his archive.

Eman Morgan offered interesting readings to Description de l'Égypte, and invited us to notice everyday notes written inside a thirteenth century koran, some doodles in a bible written in Arabic with latin translation that was owned by The Medici Family (patrons of Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci) and Huda Sharawi’s personal handwritten letters.

We really want to thank Eman Morgan, Balsam Abdel-rahman, Muhammad Emmad and Stephen Urgola for sharing with us their knowledge and interest, and lots of special love to Eman Morgan who made that tour possible.

Witnessing the genuine interest and love of the people working there to those subjects was truly very enchanting and inspiring.

will be announcing about our upcoming exhibition, workshops and tours very soon.

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The visit was part of the Reimagining The Archive Workshop that is interested in interactions with the archive in critical, unconventional, feminist and q***r ways.

13/03/2022

I was scanning old films and found these touching photos of us 🌸

I really value our discussions, the screenings, the jokes, us sharing food, knowledge and all of the small mundane details that shaped our gatherings and memory.

Thanks to everyone who was part of this 🌸

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Re-imagining Egyptology”, a program that offers a space for cultural practitioners and artists from diverse backgrounds to come together and collaboratively work, discuss, share resources and create projects that navigate through perceived and constructed notions of Egyptian identity, and how Egyptian history is being appropriated, used and potentially abused.

Together, we create a safe platform to raise questions collectively and create projects that problematize the gaps and the silences in archives.

During the first round, 16 art projects were produced. which will be exhibited very soon.

11/03/2022

نعكشة في-
الأرشيف

‎في خمس لقاءات هنشوف ونناقش أعمال فنية من بلاد مختلفة تفاعلت مع الأرشيف بشكل غير نمطي، ونقدي، ونسوي، وكويري.

عن مقدم الورشة:
‎حليم رمسيس، فنان بصري مهتم بالثقافة والمدينة والعمران.

هنتقابل كل يوم تلات من ٥:٣٠ ل٨:٣٠:
ابتدائاً من ١٥ مارس
في جاردن سيتي

اللينك للتسجيل لمعلومات اكتر
https://forms.gle/Ax7WsxDeLreBSS2m7

re-imagining the archive

5 discussion based sessions where we watch artworks from different regions that interacts with the archive in critical, unconventional, feminist and q***r ways.

About the workshop facilitator:
Halim Ramses is a visual artist and cultural practitioner interested in urban anthropology, and experimenting with themes related to Egyptian history and culture.

Our discussion is every Tuesday, from 5:30 to 8:30. Starting from 15/3/22
In our studio in Garden City

Registration link: https://forms.gle/Ax7WsxDeLreBSS2m7

04/03/2022

صور من اخر جولة في المتحف المصري.

المتاحف غالبا بتركز على التجربة البصرية بس وبتتجاهل حواسنا التانية. المرة دي حاولنا نكون مركزين مع احنا بنحس ايه جوة المتحف. إتكلمنا عن احساسنا بالصوت او ريحة او ملمس قطع مختلفة.

كلامنا بينط من حته لي حته، المرة دي المتحف شجعنا نتكلم عن الهجرة، النيل، الإحلال العمراني، الفراخ والوز، الهوية، مارڤل، حتشبسوت وحاجات تانية كتير.

From our last visit to the Egyptian Museum.

Museums often focus on the visual experience only, in the tour we invited ourself to be aware of our other sensory experiences. At the end of the tour, we shared our experiences based on a sense other than sight, there were a quite range of experiences from the museum acoustics to how certain pieces smelled or felt.

I always find it nice how the conversations often floats around where we discuss migration, the Nile, informal settlements, the different curation methods applied right now in the museum, geese and chickens, identity, marvel, Hatshepsut and lots of other stuff.

Thanks for everyone who came, lots of love 🌸

10/02/2022

We are happy to invite you to our collab with RizoMasr:
A 2 day conceptual and printing workshop!

-On the first day, while we are collectively designing our posters we will be conceptually discussing design, and the different reproductions of Ancient Egyptian iconography in pop culture:
What makes the piece considered as 'art'? is it the piece itself or the different reproductions that made it live in our collective imagination?

-On the second day, will be conducting a ' how to prepare and print two colour poster' workshop.

When: 15th and 16th of February
(next Tuesday and Wednesday)
price: 1000 egp- all supplies included.
Location: first day -15th of Feb- will be held at Re-imagining Egyptology studio in garden city
Second day-16th of Feb-, will be at Rizo Masr's studio in Bardo clubhouse, Maadi.

Design experience is preferred but, we also invite those who are interested in experimenting and playing around.

Book from here: https://forms.gle/xSES5pFAYFgthRiaA

19/11/2021

A 3 day art retreat where we get to discuss history, visual arts and more

Book your ticket now: https://forms.gle/GhWV4M6nxgN6UxPf6

14/11/2021

A 3 day art retreat
Location:

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re-imagining Egyptology is an initiative to discuss history, how do we perceive it, and how these perceptions were formed. It’s a space for collaborative discussions that raises critical understanding of history. The discussions aren’t separated from the current contexts and realities.

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This magical house was founded in 2014. Dr Shereen, along with her daughter Elina Saleh, old friend Salem Abobasha and renowned architect Stephan Malka, worked to create what we know today as the House of Kheops. The enchanting property serves as a multi-functional event space as well as an utterly unique homestay experience.

We created the house to serve as a place encompassing community, creativity and culture - a place where guests can channel their passion and positive energies.

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Ticket Prices:

-Ticket Price: 6200 EGP
-Early Bird: 5500 EGP until 18/11/21
-Friends ticket (two tickets): 4590 EGP each

*places are limited for eight people only

Apply From Here: https://forms.gle/GhWV4M6nxgN6UxPf6

Please feel free to contact us if you got an inquiry.

22/10/2021

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Somewhere in Garden City, overlooking the Nile and Cairene rooftops, three artists have set up a space to creatively reimagine Egyptian knowledge and society. Farah Haballa, Halim Ramses, and Ali Zaraay call it “Studio 88”, or “a place where we draw” as they call it. They paint unusual image...