Khaled Hafez (Egypt)

The artwork explores themes of colonialism, supremacy, mass production, and environmental exploitation. It focuses on the history of modern Egypt during the colonial period in the first half of the 20th century, as well as the movement of Egyptian cotton from the fields of Egypt to the mills of Great Britain, between and during World War I and World War II. The point of view is that of Donia, the artist’s grandson, a resistance figure and separatist, who is considered a hero in the North Delta region of Egypt during the period of 1919 and after. Furthermore, the artwork intertwines with the histories of the two monarchies of Egypt and Britain, and faces the industrial era.

Khaled Hafez (b. 1963) is an Egyptian artist, filmmaker, and educator. He participated in the 57th, 56th and 54th Venice Biennale, 2nd Asuncion Biennale in Paraguay, 17th Curitiba Biennale, 3rd Mardin Biennale, 6th Moscow Biennale, 1st Bienal del Sur, 11th Havana Biennale, 8th Mercosul Biennale, 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale, 3rd Guangzhou Triennale and 7th Sharjah Biennale.

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