Ayah Hossam
The Intersection of Life and Death
In Egypt, the cemeteries are not just where dead people are buried or where people visit their beloved ones who passed away. There is a whole other life there. My project is about how the cemetery can be perceived as a living entity not just as a burial ground. In fact, this project is more about the contradictions the cemeteries in Egypt have; how it’s a place where some things perish and others are born; how in one corner of it people are crying and in the other corner people are bursting into laughter and how people try to find the bright side in the darkest places. Finally, there is an intersection between life and death that makes this place ironic and paradoxical.
The Intersection of Life and Death
In Egypt, the cemeteries are not just where dead people are buried or where people visit their beloved ones who passed away. There is a whole other life there. My project is about how the cemetery can be perceived as a living entity not just as a burial ground. In fact, this project is more about the contradictions the cemeteries in Egypt have; how it’s a place where some things perish and others are born; how in one corner of it people are crying and in the other corner people are bursting into laughter and how people try to find the bright side in the darkest places. Finally, there is an intersection between life and death that makes this place ironic and paradoxical.