Artist: Reza Aramesh
Title: Action 65 - Egyptian prisoners captured by Israeli troops during the Six Day War
Year: 2009
Medium: Photography, gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 124 × 169 cm

Action 65 - Egyptian prisoners captured by Israeli troops during the Six Day War, 2009

Courtesy of the Artist and Dastan Gallery

Reza Aramesh

Working in photography, sculpture, video and performance, Aramesh’s profound understanding of the history of art, film and literature is ever-present in his artwork. The artist received an MFA in fine arts from Goldsmiths, University of London in 1997. As a response to war reportage images from sources such as newspapers, online articles and social media, Aramesh de-contextualises scenes of reportage of violence from their origins, exploring the narratives of representation and iconography of subjected body in the context of race, class and sexuality in order to create a critical conversation with the western art history. His models—predominantly young, non-European male subjects—exude a homoerotic sensibility that adds a charged sexual dynamic to representations of violence.

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Beirut-born, Dubai based, Nadine Kanso is both a photographer and jewelry designer. She constantly explores new ways to express what it means to be an Arab in today's world; through her creative dialogue she masterfully confronts these issues.