Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1980; lives and works in Egypt.
Ahmed El Shaer is a multi-disciplinary artist (installation, photography, sound, video), with a particular interest in digital technologies. His videos combine Machinima, stock footage, 3D animation and experimental soundscapes. He is Co-Founder of “CAIRO DOCUMENTA” an independent event and he started to establish “TOLON STUDIO FOR CONTEMPORARY ART” – as an Individual Company, a non-profit organization devoted to contemporary arts.
His work has been highlighted in numerous exhibitions and festivals, among which: (2012) Cairo Documenta, Cairo, Egypt, (2011) After the Rage, Beton7 Art Center, Athena, Greece, (2011) Disconnect , the Town House Gallery, Cairo, Egypt, (2011) Bamako Biennale , Bamako National Museum, Bamako, Mali, (2011) The Changing Room, Group Exhibition, Torino-Italy, Presidents Remix, SALT Beyo?lu, Istanbul, Turkey (2011); The Oakland Standard, Contemporary Arab Video Encounter (CAVE), Oakland Museum, California, USA (2011); Cairo Documenta, Cairo, Egypt (2010); Sanctioned Array, White Box, New York, USA (2010); Living Spaces The 2nd AllArtNow Festival for Contemporary Arts, Damascus, Syria (2010); Awkward Conversations, The 17th New York African Film Festival, New Museum, New York and Axis Gallery, New York, USA (2010);Under Current: Contemporary Art from Egypt, SAWA Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2009);
Fugitive Video Project 2009 (International Festival for Alternative Film and Video, Dublin and Mantua, 2009); Under Current: Contemporary Art from Egypt (SAWA Gallery, Dubai, 2009); Orebro International Video Art Festival (Orebro, Sweden, 2008); International Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Bari, Italy (2008). He is the recipient of numerous awards and has participated in several residency programs, such as the Pro Helvetia Artist-in-Residence cycle (Zurich, Switzerland, 2009) and the Summer Academy of Fine Arts (Salzburg, Austria, 2006 and 2007).
Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1980; lives and works in Egypt.
Ahmed El Shaer is a multi-disciplinary artist (installation, photography, sound, video), with a particular interest in digital technologies. His videos combine Machinima, stock footage, 3D animation and experimental soundscapes. He is Co-Founder of “CAIRO DOCUMENTA” an independent event and he started to establish “TOLON STUDIO FOR CONTEMPORARY ART” – as an Individual Company, a non-profit organization devoted to contemporary arts.
Ahmed El Shaer
Ahmed El Shaer
Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1980; lives and works in Egypt.
Ahmed El Shaer is a multi-disciplinary artist (installation, photography, sound, video), with a particular interest in digital technologies. His videos combine Machinima, stock footage, 3D animation and experimental soundscapes. He is Co-Founder of “CAIRO DOCUMENTA” an independent event and he started to establish “TOLON STUDIO FOR CONTEMPORARY ART” – as an Individual Company, a non-profit organization devoted to contemporary arts.
His work has been highlighted in numerous exhibitions and festivals, among which: (2012) Cairo Documenta, Cairo, Egypt, (2011) After the Rage, Beton7 Art Center, Athena, Greece, (2011) Disconnect , the Town House Gallery, Cairo, Egypt, (2011) Bamako Biennale , Bamako National Museum, Bamako, Mali, (2011) The Changing Room, Group Exhibition, Torino-Italy, Presidents Remix, SALT Beyo?lu, Istanbul, Turkey (2011); The Oakland Standard, Contemporary Arab Video Encounter (CAVE), Oakland Museum, California, USA (2011); Cairo Documenta, Cairo, Egypt (2010); Sanctioned Array, White Box, New York, USA (2010); Living Spaces The 2nd AllArtNow Festival for Contemporary Arts, Damascus, Syria (2010); Awkward Conversations, The 17th New York African Film Festival, New Museum, New York and Axis Gallery, New York, USA (2010);Under Current: Contemporary Art from Egypt, SAWA Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2009);
Fugitive Video Project 2009 (International Festival for Alternative Film and Video, Dublin and Mantua, 2009); Under Current: Contemporary Art from Egypt (SAWA Gallery, Dubai, 2009); Orebro International Video Art Festival (Orebro, Sweden, 2008); International Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Bari, Italy (2008). He is the recipient of numerous awards and has participated in several residency programs, such as the Pro Helvetia Artist-in-Residence cycle (Zurich, Switzerland, 2009) and the Summer Academy of Fine Arts (Salzburg, Austria, 2006 and 2007).
Ahmed El Shaer
Ahmed El Shaer
Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1980; lives and works in Egypt.
Ahmed El Shaer is a multi-disciplinary artist (installation, photography, sound, video), with a particular interest in digital technologies. His videos combine Machinima, stock footage, 3D animation and experimental soundscapes. He is Co-Founder of “CAIRO DOCUMENTA” an independent event and he started to establish “TOLON STUDIO FOR CONTEMPORARY ART” – as an Individual Company, a non-profit organization devoted to contemporary arts.