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Ace of Spades

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Ace of spades was the unlucky card that had to be stamped by authority, it was a historical prove of ownership to a ruler, country or a company. By using found images of raciest and sexiest acts this project came to shift power dynamics in favor to who we call the unlucky, those who born under specific circumstances that made them powerless against the ruling political (or) and social power. In the beginning of the 20`s century propaganda was not only promoting colonization and war but also promoting sexism and racism. photography and postcards were used to promote female body and enslaved soldiers as a product owned and controlled. The eternal fight of freedom and domination between the unlucky and authority is what inspired us to highlight the exploitation of  human beings that forgotten or overlooked through history of mankind.

"To Dwell" 2017

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As part of do it in Arabic Egypt, Artist Ahmed Zaazaa demands we turn our attention to the ever-evolving  here-and-now of Cairo’s informal housing. Shatha Al-Deghady decided to detect the buzzing Cairo inside  a 90`s tall building in Maadi neighborhood and around a small 3 floors 70`s building in downtown,  Cairo. A dialogue between two types of building and their relationship with the loud savage city.