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EXODUS: A MIRROR OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF ART BIENNIALS
Figure 8: Photo credit Sofiane Zouggar. Stories/Moving Objects by Sofiane Zouggar
Sofiane Zouggar 16 A young contemporary Algerian artists presents his
reflection on exodus through a work entitled, Stories/Moving Objects, a
beautiful story of a Syrian refugee from Aleppo, exiled to Algiers through
the melodies of reed instruments that he makes and plays ... this video
shows us the drama of the Syrian exodus from a different artistic angle
with musical harmonies of the Ney (an oriental flute made of reeds).
Murray: Were there unexpected interpretations of the exodus theme?
Ali Chaouche: Yes, there were some artists whose works interpreted the theme of ex-
odus in a very different way that is what makes contemporary art so rich, the video art
was more present in this biennial, a new thing for the MAMO, which was recently in-
augurated in March 2017 and did not always have the technical requirements for video
projection. As an American and Irish artist, and global citizen, your work was quickly
noticed for your beautiful performance video and photo installation highly enhanced
by the technique and style of the interpretation of the theme of exodus, which takes a
dimension more psychological in the video accompanied by a narrative text ... I see it as
a professional work, which makes us proud to have you among the selected artists.
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