Artist field note

Wael Shawky

History is retold until its authority begins to crack.

The Gulf Project Camp by Wael Shawky — Example from the series
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The Gulf Project Camp

2019

Drawings and performance unsettle the triumphant narratives of regional modernization.

The five in one idea

Shawky uses theatrical artifice to show that history is always performed from a position.