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HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?
HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?
HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?
HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?
HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?
Balloons_crop © Galleria Continua, photo by Oak Taylor-Smit
Balloons_crop © Galleria Continua, photo by Oak Taylor-Smit
2013

Balloons (2012)

Moataz Nasr

In this installation, the omnipresence of a Big Brother that aims to control lives and thoughts is represented by balloons. They block the view, obstruct, and prevent us from seeing what is happening further away. A way through them must be cleared in order to get to a more open space. The Egyptian visual artist Moataz Nasr works with the tension between the visible and the invisible, as well as with the age-old opposition between the principle of desire and that of reality. These dichotomies oblige Egyptian people to carry out a permanent renegotiation of their daily situation.

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Moataz Nasr

Moataz Nasr was born in 1961 in Alexandria (Egypt). He lives and works in Cairo. This self-taught artist gained local recognition before breaking into the […]
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