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#Repost @thisisnofantasy ・・・ ＥＺＺ ＭＯＮＥＭ⁠ ⁠ 'Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed' explores the tension between reverence and the profane by creating a manifold portrait of Mohamed appropriated from Egyptian cinema.⁠ ⁠ Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed⁠ until Sat 27 Aug⁠ ⁠ Blindside ARI⁠ The Nicholas Building⁠ Room 14, Level 7, 37 Swanston Street⁠ __________⁠ ⁠ Ezz Monem, In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits, 2021. 35mm slides, Kodak Ektapro slide projectors⁠ ⁠ #ezzmonem #thisisnofantasy @ezzmonem @blindside_ari https://www.instagram.com/p/Chv3bdcPrUr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost @blindside_ari ・・・ Opening 6pm-8pm, Thur 11 Aug Ezz Monem @ezzmonem 'Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed'. All welcome! On view 10 – 27 August 2022. Gallery opening hours Wed-Sat, 12pm-6pm. . 'Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed' is a multichannel video, sound, and slide projection work which is part of a larger project using the artist’s first name ‘Mohamed’ as a starting point. . The project explores the tension between reverence and the profane by creating a manifold portrait of Mohamed appropriated from Egyptian cinema. . In this iteration, an archive of the name has been built based on specific criteria that involve the use of the name Mohamed, either as a fictional character, a symbolic representation in a religious film, or an actor’s real name displayed in the opening credits. . The process of copying images and videos has been accompanied by erasure and transformative processes de-contextualizing the different references of the name and highlighting the ghostly boundaries of representation. . #blindsideARI #ezzmonem #onsite #exhibition https://www.instagram.com/p/ChGNSOCBUI2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost @this_is_no_fantasy ・・・ EZZ MONEM⁠ ⁠ ON NOW IN THE GALLERY: In Search of Mohamed is a set of multichannel videos and photography works using the artist’s first name ‘Mohamed’ as a starting point for his research.⁠ Films and stills have been collected based on specific criteria that involve the use of the name Mohamed, either as a fictional character, a symbolic representation in a religious film, or an actor’s real name displayed in the opening credits.⁠ ⁠ @ezzmonem⁠ __⁠ Ezz Monem⁠ In search of Mohamed, 20212⁠ Installation view⁠ Photography: Simon Strong⁠ ⁠ #ezzmonem #thisisnofantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/CdcTIr3vKZS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost @this_is_no_fantasy ・・・ EZZ MONEM⁠ ⁠In Search of Mohamed - PHOTO 2022⁠ ⁠ Monem's show 'In Search of Mohamed' continues this week - until 22 May.⁠ ⁠ In Search of Mohamed is a set of multichannel videos and photography works using the artist’s first name ‘Mohamed’ as a starting point for his research.⁠ ⁠ For more information or to request a catalogue, please email [email protected]⁠ ⁠ @ezzmonem⁠ __⁠ Ezz Monem⁠ In search of Mohamed: archive of opening credits #3; Abna2 El Samt (Silence Sons), 2021⁠ Archival pigment print, Tasmanian Oak frame⁠ 29 x 41cm, edition of 5 + 1 AP⁠ ⁠ #ezzmonem #thisisnofantasy⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CdF2MlrrYXs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost @this_is_no_fantasy ・・・ EZZ MONEM⁠ ⁠ We're pleased to present In Search of Mohamed, Monem's first solo exhibition with THIS IS NO FANTASY for PHOTO 2022. ⁠ ⁠ Open today 12 - 5pm.⁠ ⁠ In Search of Mohamed is a set of multichannel videos and photography works using the artist’s first name ‘Mohamed’ as a starting point for his research.⁠ ⁠ The project explores the tension between reverence and the profane by creating a manifold portrait of Mohamed, appropriated from Egyptian and broader Middle Eastern cinema. Images are collected, viewed, archived and both digitally and manually manipulated to highlight the ghostly boundaries of representation.⁠ ⁠ @ezzmonem⁠ __⁠ Ezz Monem⁠ In search of Mohamed, 20212⁠ Installation view⁠ Photography: Simon Strong⁠ ⁠ #ezzmonem #thisisnofantasy⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc_vcnEvYqQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I’m pleased to be featured in the 100th issue of @artcollectormagazine that celebrates 25 years in print. Thank you @diegoismonster very much for the words! #Repost @this_is_no_fantasy ・・・ EZZ MONEM⁠ ⁠ If you've picked up the latest issue of Art Collector, you'll spot Monem in the 'What Next' roundup - highlighting what artists should be on collector's radars. ⁠ ⁠ 'Monem uses many strategies to engage with images and see their mechanisms, ranging from rephotographing pictures to appropriating scenes from cinema.' (Art Collector)⁠ ⁠ @artcollectormagazine⁠ @ezzmonem⁠ __⁠ Ezz Monem⁠ In search of Mohamed, 2021⁠ VCA Artspace, Installation view⁠ Photography: ALEC⁠ ⁠ #ezzmonem #thisisnofantasy⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc42O-tLK32/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you Andrew Stephens for the article! #Repost @artguideau ・・・ People named Mohamed are encountered frequently across the globe, but for Melbourne-based Egyptian artist Ezz Monem, the name has personal resonance: his birth name was Mohamed Ezzeldin M. Abdelmonem. As well as being his first name, Mohamed is also a subject for creative exploration: it is the world’s most popular male name (with an array of spelling variants) and its most famous bearer is, of course, the prophet and founder of Islam. . Ezz Monem's 'In Search of Mohamed' at This is No Fantasy includes multichannel video and photography works that explore the tensions between “the reverent and the profane”. . Read the full article by Andrew Stephens via the link in our bio. . @ezzmonem @this_is_no_fantasy #EzzMonem #Thisisnofantasy . Image: Ezz Monem, 'In search of Mohamed', 35mm slides, Kodak Ektapro slide projectors, 2021. Courtesy of THIS IS NO FANTASY. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc08Y2LBlOs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost @this_is_no_fantasy ・・・ EZZ MONEM ⁠ PHOTO 2022 ⁠ opening next week ⁠ ⁠ We're looking forward to Ezz Monem's upcoming show 'In Search of Mohamed' for @photofestivalau opening next Friday 29 April. ⁠ ⁠ Before then, the gallery will be closed for the long weekend -reopening Tuesday 29 April ⁠ ⁠ ___⁠ Ezz Monem⁠ In search of Mohamed, 2021⁠ VCA Artspace, Installation view⁠ Photography: ALEC⁠ ⁠ #thisisnofantasy #ezzmonem #PHOTO2022festival (at This is No Fantasy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcrLSdZvZC1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=