Veiling Light
Production Year: 2024
Size: 12, 202x20cm
Medium: mosaics on photography
Exhibited in: Angewandte Interdispilnary Lap
Light, within Islamic philosophy, symbolizes the divine presence in the world. It is extensively utilized in contemporary Islamic art, where illumination is especially present to underscore the sacredness of the scripture and evoke spiritual awe in readers. It is often also employed as a tool of censorship by devout individuals to prohibit illustrating images of Allah, the profit, or sometimes any sentient being. Art though, serves as a potent tool for liberation, resonating deeply with humanity and challenging societal norms. Today, censorship has become more violent. Taking place around many parts of the world. This artwork centres on western cemeteries to Palestinian voices as a research focus point. Reflecting the ongoing injustices and raising critical questions: who decides the limits of artistic expression, rising racism, and hatred of Muslims, and who enforces the veiling light today? Photocopy rights: Hosny Salah
Culturally Crafted Crystals
Production Year: 2023
Size: 150x150cm
Medium: Digital and analog collages
Exhibited in: künstlerhaus wien
A visa: (deriving from Latin meaning "paper that has been seen”) is a conditional authorization, which one can obtain by either: delivering specific, required, certified, translated, stamped, legalized, approved (and not double-side-printed because the Austrian embassy doesn’t like that) pieces of paper, or by making sure to be born in a country that acquires wealth, status, and power. The visas typically come in the form of obviously a sticker. This sticker, is then granted by the in charge political entity of a territory to an alien allowing them to enter, exist within, or exist outside their territory. Limiting their duration of stay, areas within the territory they may exist in, dates they may start existing there, the number of permitted visits, or if the individual has the ability to perform existential actions such as working, studying, getting medically treated or simply taking residence in the territory at issue.
Inflated
Production Year: 2021
Size: 200 cm
Medium: Watercolour, ink and 3D print
Exhibited in: Cairo Operahouse, Palace of Art`s Youth Salon 2022
This artwork is inspired by the defense mechanism of the Pufferfish and how they are capable of utterly transforming their body when they feel threatened. Which has gotten me thinking about how ironically, we too -humans- somewhat inflate in our own way when we feel in danger. Each illustration in this artwork is made up of two transparent sheets of paper, the bottom paper is a watercolour painting of a brain scan where the areas that get activated when our brain indicates danger are highlighted in warm tones. And on each of the top papers is an ink drawing of an anatomical feature of the Pufferfish. The last part of the artwork was an experimental attempt to work with 3D printing to create a model for the fish to give the viewer a better perspective.
Camouflage
Production Year: 2020
Size: 80X120 cm
Medium: Mirror glass mosaics
Exhibited in: Cairo Operahouse, Palace of Art`s Youth Salon 2021
& Mashrabia Gallery for Contemporary Art, Cairo
Camouflage is amongst one of the best methods of survival. Some creatures rely on mimicking their surroundings to avoid being distinguished and by blending in, they boost their chances of survival. Every morning, we start a new day with new attempts to fit in, we classify people and categorize them with variant traits, we get attracted to some, trying to acquire their traits and qualities, can we? somehow... The artwork offers an easy-to-use solution, instant to ending the misery, a robe, capable of making you utterly similar to whatever and wherever you try to fit in. Works in all possible conditions. No suffering anymore. No more failed attempts.... Buy now, it is limited
Production Year: 2018
Size: 120x150 cm
Medium: Sticky-notes mosaic
Exhibited in: Cardiff Metropolitan University
During my year in Cardiff Metropolitan University, we took some of our lectures in the School of Management building. After a couple of visits, I noticed how the Business students would observe the Art students with foreign looks, as if we somewhat come from a different breed. I dedicated this interactive installation to inviting the School of Management students into making an attempt towards making art; introducing the thought that art is not foreign nor, scary and is certainly for everyone. The passers by used the markers and tools provided to scribble, draw, doodle or write a random thought onto the artwork that was placed on one of the notice boards directery facing the enterance of the building.
Adrenaline
Production Year: 2019
Size: 200 cm
Medium: Acrylics on canvas
Exhibited in: Townhouse Gallery, as part of Roznama 7
Adrenaline is a hormone and a neurotransmitter, which the human body manufactures when one feels danger, to prepare oneself for encounter conditions. This project presents an easy and fast service to a consuming society that claims happiness, where every desire and motivation to be generous falls apart, even to call for feelings! In a consuming society, we have everything you`re looking for, packaged neatly, and effectiveness is guaranteed and determined.
Art Attack
Posthumanism
Production Year: 2017
Size: 15x15 cm
Medium: Clay
Exhibited in: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Humans are constantly reshaping the world around them for their own convince, often ignoring everything else they share the planet with. For instance, not caring about polluting their own air until it starts directly affecting them even if was hurting other animals or plants. This artwork introduces a post-humanism approach by letting the air draw itself, shaping and making organic marks on an inorganic cube switching the roles.
