Esraa Elfeki - What is beyond you, 2024 - Cësa di Ladins Museum Gherdëina, Ortisei

Esraa Elfeky, What is beyond you, 2024. Drawings on Transparent Paper. 29,7 x 21 cm / 42 x 29,7 cm. Commissioned by Biennale Gherdëina 9. Photo by Tiberio Sorvillo

L’artista y regista Esraa Elfeky esplurea te si lëures la relazions cumplichedes danter paesaje, natura y l’esperienza dla persones. Tl ciamp de si esplurazions sun si ncësa, l Egit, che va for inant, devënta l desert n luech che vën for inò dant cun si nmaginazions y cuntedes, suvënz de avenimënc storics y politics danter apocalissa, decadënza y fé su da nuef. Te si f ilm curt, I’ve Known Rivers, fat deberieda cun Saif Fradj, ha Elfeky nrescì i raions desertichs dl Nord Africa ulache l fova n iede meres, al di da ncuei suiei ora. Cun n ritm bel plan y meditatif, ti va la fotografies n muvimënt dò a la trasfurmazion radichela de chisc luesc.

Per The Parliament of Marmots, à Esraa Elfeky adatà si proiet che la ie tl lëur de purté inant dal titul What is beyond you – metù adum da n film, dessënies y scultures – per la sezion de storia dla natura dl Museum Gherdëina a Urtijëi. A chësta maniera ala sëurantëut schedes de prejentazion dl Museum per cunté stories, d’autres, de sëuravivënza, de adatamënt y de murì ora. Particularmënter se à l’artista cunzentrà sun la vita de n valguna sortes de pavëi bëndebò reres. Ti dessënies ie la semianzes di pavëi n pert imaginedes, les vën ora mescedan elemënc de fantajia cun ejempleres udui ti crëps de Santa Catarina tl Egit y prejënc sun l’Elpes svizeres. L’idea de ibridazion, sciche nce la strategia de acupiamënt con d’autra slates che vën dant tla natura, possa unì ududa te chësc cuntest coche n mesun de sëuravivënza te situazions de mudamënt estrem y pra catastrofes. (S.G.) 

ESRAA ELFEKY 

Esraa Elfeky (1989, Cairo, Egypt) is a multimedia artist navigating themes such as the apocalypse, decay, and resurrection as an ongoing exploration of her native country. Her work has been exhibited worldwide at W139, Amsterdam; Kunstverein, Hamburg; Gabes Cinema fen; Arab Media Lab, Marrakesh; Zawya Cinema and Townhouse Gallery, Cairo; MMAG Foundation, Amman; Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi. Elfeky is the recipient of awards such as the special mention award for the short films in the 5th edition of Gabes Cinema fen, Gypsum bursaries, Warehouse421 Production grant, and 25th Youth Salon Prize for Installation Art at Cairo’s Opera House.

Esraa Elfeki - What is beyond you, 2024 - Cësa di Ladins Museum Gherdëina, Ortisei

Esraa Elfeky, What is beyond you, 2024. Drawings on Transparent Paper. 29,7 x 21 cm / 42 x 29,7 cm. Commissioned by Biennale Gherdëina 9. Photo by Tiberio Sorvillo

L’artista y regista Esraa Elfeky esplurea te si lëures la relazions cumplichedes danter paesaje, natura y l’esperienza dla persones. Tl ciamp de si esplurazions sun si ncësa, l Egit, che va for inant, devënta l desert n luech che vën for inò dant cun si nmaginazions y cuntedes, suvënz de avenimënc storics y politics danter apocalissa, decadënza y fé su da nuef. Te si f ilm curt, I’ve Known Rivers, fat deberieda cun Saif Fradj, ha Elfeky nrescì i raions desertichs dl Nord Africa ulache l fova n iede meres, al di da ncuei suiei ora. Cun n ritm bel plan y meditatif, ti va la fotografies n muvimënt dò a la trasfurmazion radichela de chisc luesc.

Per The Parliament of Marmots, à Esraa Elfeky adatà si proiet che la ie tl lëur de purté inant dal titul What is beyond you – metù adum da n film, dessënies y scultures – per la sezion de storia dla natura dl Museum Gherdëina a Urtijëi. A chësta maniera ala sëurantëut schedes de prejentazion dl Museum per cunté stories, d’autres, de sëuravivënza, de adatamënt y de murì ora. Particularmënter se à l’artista cunzentrà sun la vita de n valguna sortes de pavëi bëndebò reres. Ti dessënies ie la semianzes di pavëi n pert imaginedes, les vën ora mescedan elemënc de fantajia cun ejempleres udui ti crëps de Santa Catarina tl Egit y prejënc sun l’Elpes svizeres. L’idea de ibridazion, sciche nce la strategia de acupiamënt con d’autra slates che vën dant tla natura, possa unì ududa te chësc cuntest coche n mesun de sëuravivënza te situazions de mudamënt estrem y pra catastrofes. (S.G.) 

ESRAA ELFEKY 

Esraa Elfeky (1989, Cairo, Egypt) is a multimedia artist navigating themes such as the apocalypse, decay, and resurrection as an ongoing exploration of her native country. Her work has been exhibited worldwide at W139, Amsterdam; Kunstverein, Hamburg; Gabes Cinema fen; Arab Media Lab, Marrakesh; Zawya Cinema and Townhouse Gallery, Cairo; MMAG Foundation, Amman; Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi. Elfeky is the recipient of awards such as the special mention award for the short films in the 5th edition of Gabes Cinema fen, Gypsum bursaries, Warehouse421 Production grant, and 25th Youth Salon Prize for Installation Art at Cairo’s Opera House.