Exhibition
Medrar For Contemporary Art
3 March 2021 - 3 March 2021
SHISH BISH
Game-based art exhibition
Opening: Tuesday, 16 February from 2 pm to 11 pm
The exhibition runs until 3 March from 2 to 10 pm daily except Fridays at Medrar for Contemporary Art.
Medrar and Makouk present “Shish Bish”, a one-of-a-kind art-based game exhibition to be both enjoyed visually and played.
Following an intensive workshop exploring the connection between games and contemporary arts, the 12 participants invite players and art lovers to come over to Medrar to discover this playful exhibition they have put together.
Combining the languages of games and art, and drawn by the common interest in the visual, five small groups have created games that enhance the interactive aspect of art creation.
This vibrant exhibition offers a cross-medium range of art-based digital and analog games including installations and board games and delving into the digital and virtual experience.
Among diverse dynamic creations, a space-based game will identify different physical and conceptual trajectories for walking through the exhibition leading visitors into a playful and artsy experience.
Head on over to play with friends and new acquaintances and find inspiration.
Projects
Not a game by Engy Mohsen and Azza Ezzat
Spinoza by Mona Essam, Nasreen Mamdouh and Nayra Moustafa
Sea raiders by Amir Eid and Ahmed Tarek
California bails by Helena Abdelnasser, Hazem Shaltoot and Ayah Abdeen
O star by Atef Rostom and Amira Elshaer
Please remember to keep your masks on and use hand sanitizers during your visit.
For health reasons, we won’t let in more than 20 people at the time.
See you there!
Poster design by Mohamed Sayed
Typography by Fadi Makram Wilson
The workshop was facilitated by Ali Azmi between 29 January and 10 February at Medrar for Contemporary Art and Goethe-Institut Kairo.
Guest speakers: Mariam Abou Ghazi and Ahmed Elshaer
Photographers: Mohamed Helmy and Abdallah Khairy
Coordinator: Victoria Cornacchia
Technical manager: Theodore Amgad
Production manager: Mazen Hussein
Logistics assistant: Mahmoud Gamal
Special thanks to the Gothe-Institut Kairo for hosting the workshop at the studio Takhshina.
Medrar is implemented with the support of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture – AFAC, through a grant from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – SDC.