Bricks, Borg el Amal, 2008

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Image: Willem Velthoven

Nat Muller is calling Lara Baladi

In front of her Tower of Hope at the Cairo biennale.
Image: Willem Velthoven, Lara Baladi

Lara Baladi Tower of Hope Detail

The custom made bricks depict a citizen holding his donkey by the tail. The body of the donkey spells "Amal", "Hope" in arabic. There are english language bricks too for the international visitors.
Image: Willem Velthoven, Lara Baladi

Lara Baladi Borg el Amal 2008

Hoping for a roof. Inside the Borg el Amal (Tower of Hope) you listen to a music piece for Donkeys, Human Voices and Strings. Composed by Nathaniel Robin Mars and Angel López de la Llave. (photo by...
Image: Willem Velthoven

Lara congratulating Nathaniel

Artist Lara Baladi and composer Mathaniel Robin Mann in Tower of Hope at the Cairo Biennale 2008. photo by WV.
Image: Lara Baladi

Building, Borg el Amal, 2008
Image: Willem Velthoven

Lara Baladi cheering sq

20-12-2008 Just before the official opening of the Cairo Biennial 2008, Lara Baladi hears that her work "Borg el Amal" has won the prize of the international jury...

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