Sounds of Cairo



François Perez (FRA/AUS)

Acrylique, pastel et papier holograme sur papier Canson, 21 × 29.7 cm

18 A4 panels using texta coulours and collages of hologram papers. I love using material that are seen as “popular” or even vulgar as the hologram papers. They are often seen in the streets of Cairo on the local vendors stalls or in decorarion for taxis and trucks. In this way the work reflects the visual sensations of walking around Cairo and the corresponding noises one can hear constantly. Shrill, harsh, sweet, bright, dark, loud, a cacophony of sounds of many colours which have no order or intention of harmony, creating a multicoloured and energetic background to one’s life Cairo. It can be done with any numbers of panels and set in any order…