Contemporary Image Collective
An artist plays with the legacy of Al-Hilal cultural magazine
Art news
January 21, 2013
An artist plays with the legacy of Al-Hilal cultural magazine
Several dog-eared issues of Al-Hilal magazine from the 1950s and 1960s came from Beirut to Cairo last week for Lebanese…
Why water? Read CIC’s new book ‘Hydrarchy’ to find out
Books
October 11, 2012
Why water? Read CIC’s new book ‘Hydrarchy’ to find out
Robert Wedderburn’s mother was a slave who was sold by Wedderburn’s father, a Scottish plantation owner, when she was five…
Egypt’s photographic archiving needs to shape up
Archaeology
August 8, 2012
Egypt’s photographic archiving needs to shape up
An increasing awareness of Egypt's photographic heritage may be damaging that very legacy, as flawed archiving systems benefit those in…
Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon
Art news
May 27, 2012
Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon
The Egypt Photo Marathon is a mental and visual challenge, a game in which the competition is equal parts endurance…
Fresh artistic voices emerge at ‘The Parenthesis Show’
Art news
March 26, 2012
Fresh artistic voices emerge at ‘The Parenthesis Show’
Over the past month, a hazy green light has emanated from a window of the Contemporary Image Collective, overlooking downtown’s…
Megawra brings Cairo’s young architects together
Art news
March 21, 2012
Megawra brings Cairo’s young architects together
A great amalgamation of art and engineering, architectural vision determines the spaces we live in and traverse. In Cairo, questions…
Cairo Photo Marathon winners on display at CIC
Art news
May 4, 2011
Cairo Photo Marathon winners on display at CIC
It's a good thing that the first place prize for the Cairo Photo Marathon is a brand new digital camera,…