Second Plenary Meeting
July 27, Noord hq.
Egyptian artists, Lebanese designers, and local experts and editors talk about their work. The perfect way to stay updated on the making of the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands.
Ahmed Kamel
Multi-disciplinary Artist
Ahmed Kamel (born 1981 in Cairo) is an Egyptian multi-disciplinary artist. He deals with the self-image and its visual representation on an individual and group level, as well as the encounter between different communities. Between observation and recontextualization, the artist uses various media such as photography, video, drawing, and installation.
Kamel studied Photography and Moving Images at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (master’s degree in 2014) and painting at Helwan University in Cairo (bachelor's degree in 2003).
He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the Middle East and Europe, including exhibitions at Contemporary Image Collective in Cairo, Townhouse Gallery in Cairo, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Brandts Museum for Photo Art in Odense, East Wing in Doha, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg and Folkwang Museum in Essen. He was artist in residency at The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs in Berlin, Mediamatic in Amsterdam, ProHelvetia in Bern, Kunststiftung NRW in Düsseldorf, and Amongst Neighbours in Istanbul.
He lives and works in Berlin and Cairo.
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An interview with Ahmed Kamel
"I think the center has become more settled, and Noord is changing faster than ever before."
August 2010. Ahmed tells us about the tranquility of Noord, and why it is special to him.
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NDSM, or the resurrection of the shipbuilding…
The Noord participants explore Amsterdam Noord
Our guests discussed Amsterdam's cultural life with Eva De Klerk. They talked about gentrification and the future of Amsterdam Noord.
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Starting to explore the North
The tourists are arriving in Amsterdam
Friday night: one of the first nights out with the almost complete team of artists.
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Portraits of families in Noord
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Mosques
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Image: Marina Uhrig, Laat me naar binnen
Family portraits
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Image: Lynn Amhaz
Bike trip with tourists: bikes
July 2010. The tourists take a bike trip through Noord with Mediamatic's Lars and Julia.
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Noord participants, NDSM area
The participants in the NDSM area. They were shown around by Eva de Klerk. July 2010.
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Eva De Klerk and the Noord participants
Eva de Klerk told the Mapping for Tourists participants a little bit about the history and future of cultural Amsterdam, during a tour around the NDSM wharf. July 2010.
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Image: Ahmed Kamel
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