Abanub in Cairo - Limited Edition of 10 Photograph

In the beginning there was light. Orange and yellowish. Bluish and green. I've flown to many cities at night, and everywhere it was the same: bright, white, sober. Not in Cairo. Here, dust, haze and oppressive heat fade away at night, revealing the 20-million metropolitan area with its grimy alleys, dust-covered sandstone buildings and haze-shrouded minaret towers. With the sun, hustle and bustle and noise give way, and what remains are streets and buildings bathed in colorful light, the green of the mosques and the magic of a thousand and one stories. Night makes Cairo beautiful. It hides many things - but not the imperfections and the vitality that characterize Cairo and its inhabitants. Cairo is different. The 25-piaster banknotes so old that they seem to live softly like tattered handkerchiefs below the fingers. The fresh, sometimes unfamiliar fruit on every street corner. Even McDonalds, flagship of uniformity worldwide: Here young girls meet, hundreds of them, sharing a small french fry in groups of eight. Because here, even as a woman, they are served alone. Or rich Cairo. The tourists dining at night under the illuminated pyramids. The concierge who lets himself be rewarded for a small favor with a can of beer. The cordiality of the men among themselves and that peculiar respect for women. Trade as a way of life. Everything is different. Everything. The quiet in the storm. The pause. The slowness. The motionlessness. I have found places in the hustle and bustle, which are nevertheless offside. I have portrayed the little in the big. The absence of the expected. And I let the people be a part of it. I was looking for the Cairo that is not presentable. With an old Mamiya C330 in hand. Not the dirty Cairo, the bigoted, the corrupt. But the beautiful in it.

Photography:Color on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:10

Size:11.8 W x 11.8 H x 0 D in

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