Photo Exhibition, Installation & Paternoster Talks
 

in English

Host: Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA)

A decade after the Arab Uprisings, a vibrant diaspora in Berlin reflects on the transformation processes through individual (hi)stories. The exhibition makes the faces behind the Arabellions visible and brings them out of the shadow of exile. Curated by AGYA alumna Hanan Badr, Communication Studies, Salzburg/Cairo, selected portraits by Egyptian photographer Eman Helal, Hannover, circle in individual installations in the cabins of the paternoster. Being in motion, the portraits enter into dialogue, constantly generating new perspectives.

AGYA Principal Investigator (PI) Verena Lepper, Egyptology, Berlin will festively open the exhibition, introducing its theme and concept next to the paternoster. Following the movement of the paternoster upwards, the audience is invited to the paternoster talks taking place on the 1^st up to the 5^th floor. On each floor, AGYA members and portrayed intellectuals from Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, and Syria, look back at the Arabellions more than ten years ago. Here in Berlin, they take stock on topics such as migration, education, arts, and identities.