Al Araba Al Madfuna

Al Araba Al Madfuna

Dressed like grown men, with glued-on moustaches and dubbed with the voices of adults, a group of boys retell a story by Egyptian writer Mohamed Mustagab.
Dressed like grown men, with glued-on moustaches and dubbed with the voices of adults, a group of boys retell a story by Egyptian writer Mohamed Mustagab. Shawky builds upon his own experiences with researchers and archaeologists involved in treasure hunting in Upper Egypt to consider this parable about the folly of blindly following one’s forebears. 2013 This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 11

Wael Shawky
Al Araba Al Madfuna, 2012
Black and white video projection with sound
21 minutes, 21 seconds
Film still
Photo courtesy of the Artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut/Hamburg