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DiaporamaElHelalya Building from the series
Contemporary Realism
2012
40.0 x 50.0 cm
Contemporary Art Platform
‘Tomorrow’s Past’ is a series shows the Artist point of view to the present through a visual language of the past. Creating serene scenes with hand-colored Black and white photographs, Mohammed AlKouh drove around Kuwait to picture with his camera landmark architectures built at the 50s, 60s and the 1970s which is referred to be Kuwait’s golden age. These landmarks were once upon a time a hub or a distinguish place reflect the up rise of Kuwait after its’ Independence in 1961; Fahad Al-Salem St., The theaters and Cinemas, The monuments just to name a few, their establishment and existing were an essential part of peoples’ memory & history. Unfortunately, some of the buildings were demolished while others neglected or on its way to be gone as if they never existed and what authorities don’t understand that by erasing these countenances they are removing standing evidences of Kuwait’s Golden Era.
mohammed al kouh (1981 –)
Mohammed Al-Kouh is a Kuwaiti artist renowned for his evocative photography & mixed media exploring identity, memory, and place in the Middle East. Exhibited internationally; work held by Barjeel Art Foundation.
Contemporary Art Platform (Kuwait City, Kuwait)
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About this artwork
- Title: ElHelalya Building from the series
- Artist: mohammed al kouh
- Year: 2012
- Original dimensions: 40.0 x 50.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Contemporary Art Platform
- Movement: Contemporary Realism
- Keywords: black and white print , geometric design , architectural photography
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
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