Mahmoud Khaled, Nadine Nour el Din and Laura Mark discuss their ongoing research and work questioning and queering house museums in Cairo and London. The conversation has been convened on the occasion of Mahmoud Khaled’s exhibition at The Mosaic Rooms in London ‘Fantasies on a Found Phone, Dedicated to the Man who Lost It’.
Conceptualising the House Museum is presented in partnership with The Mosaic Rooms. ‘Fantasies on a Found Phone, Dedicated to the Man who Lost It’ is at the Mosaic Rooms until 25/09/22.
Full details are at www.mosaicrooms.org
About the speakers
Mahmoud Khaled was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and currently works in Berlin. His practice is both process oriented and multidisciplinary, can be regarded as formal and philosophical ruminations on art as a form of political activism, and a space for critical reflection. He has presented in international solo shows and group shows such as Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (2019), Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam (2018), Istanbul Biennale (2017), Sharjah Bienniale (2017), Whitechapel Gallery, London (2016). He was a guest artist at the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin programme in 2020.
Laura Mark is an award-winning architecture critic, curator and filmmaker. She is the Keeper of Walmer Yard, where she curates a number of cultural projects which look at how we experience architecture. Laura is currently undertaking a PhD at Newcastle University and teaches at Sheffield School of Architecture. Trained as an architect, Laura worked in architectural practice and as part of the editorial team of the Architects’ Journal. Laura’s films include the documentary Zaha: An Architecture Legacy (2017). In 2020, Laura was named by the London Festival of Architecture and the Design Museum as one of ‘an emerging generation of voices in architecture who are expanding the parameters of what architecture can be’.
Nadine Nour el Din (b. Cairo, Egypt) is a researcher, writer, and cultural practitioner. She holds a BA in Visual Arts from the American University in Cairo, an MA in History of Art from The Courtauld, and an MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths, University of London. Her academic, artistic, curatorial, and research work focuses on the arts and cultural production of the Arab world and wider region.
