10 episodes
Orient Expressed emmy•in•the•mix
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🐪 Orient Expressed is a discovery journey of inspiring artists from the mesmerising Orient and experts on the region.
🎙️ Through inspiring and authentic conversations, you’ll get access to their insights on culture, language, gender, and spirituality.
👁️ The goal? To bring a new perspective and build bridges between the worlds of Europe and West Asia.
🧿 I’m Emmy Plaschy, your host, also a writer, and founder of the platform emmy·in·the·mix, which produces this podcast.
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أحمد عبد الفتاح: الرسم في اللوحة وفي الهواء · #9
الفنان
أحمد عبد الفتاح، مصور وفنان مصري معاصر، يعمل مدرس مساعد في كلية الفنون الجميلة بجامعة الأقصر. حاز على درجة الماجستير في التصوير ووسائط الميديا الجديدة، ويسعى للحصول على الدكتوراه في مجال الواقع الافتراضي. يعد من أوائل الفنانين الذين يعملون على فن الواقع الافتراضي في مصر، حيث يستخدمه و يدمجه كوسيلة فنية. عرضت أعماله دولياً وفاز بجوائز عديده، بما في ذلك جوائز بنك الأهلي المصري لفن البورتريه. يعبر في أعماله عن تجربته الفنية بأبعاد مختلفة، رافضًا التصنيف الفني المحدد ويمزج بين الواقعي والافتراضي. يستخدم سيكولوجية الأشياء البصرية في أعماله، مع التركيز على التجريب وخلق إيقاعات لونية في إطار واقعي.
المراجع
الفنانين المفضلين:
ليونارد دي فينشي، بيكاسو، لوسيان فرويد، إيجون شيله، جوستاف كليمت، محمود مختار، محمود سعيد، سيف وانلي.
🔎 معرفة المزيد
_Instagram: @ahmed.abdelfattah -
Shaimaa Fekry: Capturing Cairo’s Timeless Beauty · #8
😎 GUEST
Shaimaa Fekry is an Egyptian artist who “paints with photos”. Born in Cairo into a family of artists, she showcases the beauty of her hometown, its timelessness and its daily life through her expert eye and the lens of her beloved camera.
Her first exhibition was in El Sawy Culture Wheel with a group of photographers, early 2010. She also participated in the Youth Salon Exhibition in Cairo Opera House in 2013. Her deep sensitivity and search for beauty, which show in her pictures, will surely catch your eye.
ℹ️ REFERENCES
In partnership with “Cairo Biography initiative”, she exhibited her pictures taken in the same city locations as 19th century painter Robert Hay, comparing past and present.
Omar Khairat – Emraah Motalaka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31r3CMSF-bE
كوكو واوا - عاليا صالح (as sung by the artist) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2z53ps
Mazinger مازنچر (the cartoon) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7re49z
Naguib Mahfouz’s recommended works:
بين القصرين 1 (Palace Walk)
قصر الشوق 2 (Palace of Desire)
السكرية 3 (Sugar Street)
🔎 FIND OUT MORE Instagram: @shaimaafekry -
eL Seed: Écrire les mots/maux des autres · #7
😎 L'INVITÉ
eL Seed est un artiste qui se pose beaucoup de questions sur lui-même et sur le monde. Il utilise la sagesse des écrivains, poètes et philosophes du monde entier pour transmettre des messages de paix et souligner les points communs de l'existence humaine. Son art fait vivre les histoires des communautés qu'il rencontre à travers le monde et vise à créer un lien entre les peuples du monde entier.
🔎 EN SAVOIR PLUS
Instagram: @elseed
Ses recommandations:
🎧 "Unreasonable hospitality" - The Next Big Idea
📖 "Les identités meurtrières" - Amin Maalouf
Interview vidéo YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmPLKngaQkM
Article : https://emmyinthemix.com/el-seed-ecrire-les-mots-decrire-les-maux-des-autres/ -
Linda Krockenberger: Co-Founding UAE's First Camel Riding School · #6
😎 GUEST
Linda Krockenberger - is a German expat who studied hotel management and was climbing the career ladder in Dubai. After she fell in love with camel riding, she decided to pursue her passion full-time, ultimately becoming the co-founder of the UAE's first camel riding school, in 2021.
🔎 FIND OUT MORE
Her recommendations:
🎧 "The Mettleset" podcast
📖 "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
School Instagram: @adcrc.me
School website: https://adcrc.me/
YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZZD4qgBPhQ
Blog interview: https://emmyinthemix.com/the-german-expat-who-co-founded-the-first-camel-riding-school/ -
Rawan Anani: Painting the Colours of Palestine · #5
😎 GUEST
Rawan Anani is a Palestinian watercolour artist, now based in Canada. Her work focuses on representing the Palestinian heritage through its cities and landmarks, its culture and its women.
🔎 FIND OUT MORE
YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huzC-zgLSMs
Blog interview: https://emmyinthemix.com/rawan-anani-painting-the-colours-of-palestine/
Instagram: @rawan_anani_artgallery
Website: www.facebook.com/rawananani.net -
Abdelrahman Elshahed: Human Feelings & the Language of Angels · #4
😎 GUEST
Abdelrahman Elshahed is a Saudi artist, calligrapher and architect, born and currently based in Mecca. His works focus on spiritual geometry (Arabic calligraphy) and on ways to convey multiple concepts which are important for humanity through mixed media forms and deep symbolism.
🔎 FIND OUT MORE
YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvBJYT6zg-U
Blog interview: https://emmyinthemix.com/abdelrahman-elshahed-portraying-the-language-of-angels/
Instagram: @elshahed_
Website: abdelrahmanelshahed.com