Fouad Elkoury, Suite Égyptienne
One hundred and fifty years later, a journey through Egypt in the steps of Maxime Du Camp and Flaubert. The work turns its back on the initial orientalist story and evolves into a personal fiction based on contemporary Egypt.
Born in 1952 in Paris, Fouad Elkoury moved to London to pursue a degree in Architecture. After completing his studies in 1979, he turned to the visual arts. Elkoury, like many contemporary Lebanese artists, captures visceral memories of civil war through photography, seeking to reclaim the medium from colonial doctrine. His poetic gaze is translated into his works in a way that transports the viewer to a different time and place, serving as a reminder of the various transitions over time.
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Texts by Pierre Dumayet and Fouad Elkoury
Designed by Ernesto Aparicio
Published by Actes Sud
ISBN: 2742724826
English
Hardcover, 1999