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Sabah Naim

Egypt
1967
Focusing on Cairo's people and scenes, she explores modernization, globalization, and cultural binaries.

Sabah Naim, an Egyptian multimedia artist born in 1967, incorporates street photography, painting, collage, embroidery, and video art in her work.

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Naim has showcased her art internationally, including the Venice Biennale and Havana Biennial, and is featured in collections like the British Museum. Her work often reimagines public settings through life-sized black-and-white prints, adorned with symbols reflecting shared human experiences .

Artworks

The image captures a bustling street scene, where the blurred figures of pedestrians are fragmented by a textured, vertical pattern, creating a dynamic interplay between everyday life and artistic abstraction.
Cairo Noise 1
2004
The image shows a group of individuals in an urban setting, rendered in a pixelated style that blends their forms with the cityscape, creating a mosaic of modern life.
Cairo Noise 2
2004
Two men, rendered in a grainy, textured style, walk side by side, captured in a moment that bridges personal connection and the anonymity of urban life.
Cairo Noise 3
2004
A softly focused snapshot portrays a lively street, where individuals captured in mid-motion blend into a scene teeming with the fluidity and fleeting encounters of urban life.
Cairo Noise 4
2004
This image portrays pedestrians on a city street, their figures softened and pixelated, merging with the urban texture and imparting an impressionistic view of daily life.
Cairo Noise 6
2004
The image offers a glimpse of a street scene, where the daily rhythm of pedestrians is textured with the digital grain, blending the ordinary with a pixelated abstraction that invites closer inspection.
Cairo Noise 7
2004
The image depicts individuals in an urban alleyway, their forms slightly blurred and obscured by a textured overlay, capturing a candid moment amidst the backdrop of city life's ephemeral interactions.
Cairo Noise 5
2004
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