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Episode Summary:
Today we are meeting with Bahia Shehab, an artist, designer and art historian. Bahia through investigating Islamic art history, creates a poetic and powerful body of work, reinterpreting contemporary Arab politics, feminist discourse and social issues. Utilising urban environments and murals to communicate her strong message, a street artist and activist, Bahia produces an ephemeral artwork in response to Arab Spring and beyond, relentlessly saying “No and a thousand times No” to discrimination, killing, harassment, inequality, injustice, borders, extremism and racism. In this genuine conversation, Bahia speaks to us about the point where one must take sides, about a human collective response to the universal crises, about refusing to remain lost in translation, about the idea of imposed narrative in the postcolonial world, and the lack of accuracy in interpreting Arabic culture and Islamic heritage globally.
The Speaker:
Bahia Shehab is Professor of design and founder of the graphic design program at The American University in Cairo. Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries and streets around the world. Through investigating Islamic art history she reinterprets contemporary Arab politics, feminist discourse and social issues. She has received a number of international recognitions and awards, which include the BBC 100 Women list, a TED Senior fellowship, and a Prince Claus Award. She is the first Arab woman to receive the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. Shehab holds a PhD from Leiden University in The Netherlands and is the founding director of TypeLab@AUC. Her publications include A Thousand Times NO: The Visual History of Lam-Alif, At The Corner of a Dream and the co-authored book A History of Arab Graphic Design. Her latest book You Can Crush the Flowers: A Visual Memoir of the Egyptian Revolution will be published in 2021 to mark the ten-year anniversary of the uprising.
Hosts: Farah Piriye & Elizabeth Zhivkova
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Episode Summary:
Today we are meeting with Bahia Shehab, an artist, designer and art historian. Bahia through investigating Islamic art history, creates a poetic and powerful body of work, reinterpreting contemporary Arab politics, feminist discourse and social issues. Utilising urban environments and murals to communicate her strong message, a street artist and activist, Bahia produces an ephemeral artwork in response to Arab Spring and beyond, relentlessly saying “No and a thousand times No” to discrimination, killing, harassment, inequality, injustice, borders, extremism and racism. In this genuine conversation, Bahia speaks to us about the point where one must take sides, about a human collective response to the universal crises, about refusing to remain lost in translation, about the idea of imposed narrative in the postcolonial world, and the lack of accuracy in interpreting Arabic culture and Islamic heritage globally.
The Speaker:
Bahia Shehab is Professor of design and founder of the graphic design program at The American University in Cairo. Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries and streets around the world. Through investigating Islamic art history she reinterprets contemporary Arab politics, feminist discourse and social issues. She has received a number of international recognitions and awards, which include the BBC 100 Women list, a TED Senior fellowship, and a Prince Claus Award. She is the first Arab woman to receive the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. Shehab holds a PhD from Leiden University in The Netherlands and is the founding director of TypeLab@AUC. Her publications include A Thousand Times NO: The Visual History of Lam-Alif, At The Corner of a Dream and the co-authored book A History of Arab Graphic Design. Her latest book You Can Crush the Flowers: A Visual Memoir of the Egyptian Revolution will be published in 2021 to mark the ten-year anniversary of the uprising.
Hosts: Farah Piriye & Elizabeth Zhivkova
Sign up for ZEITGEIST19's newsletter at https://www.zeitgeist19.com
For sponsorship enquiries, comments, ideas and collaborations, email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram and Twitter