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Mohamed Ismail
Visual Artist
Mohamed Ismail Shawki, otherwise know as Ismail, is a Cairo-based visual artist. Even though
he graduated from the High Institute of Cinema in Egypt, he works primarily with sculpture and
installation. Replete with humour, his artistic practice resituates objects from everyday urban
life to articulate the broader struggles and pressures facing contemporary society. Including
black plastic bags, street barriers, and the Google Chrome dinosaur, Ismail investigates the
visual indicators of a neglected public infrastructure, a culture of shame, and authoritarianism in
urban planning.
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