Pavilion of Egypt at the 59th International Art Exhibition.
La Biennale di Venezia | 2022

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The Promised Land… flowing and flooding with milk and honey… Land of extraordinary fertility… the aim, the purpose and serenity… A startling image whose core is pantheistic and sexual, as well as both sacred and profane…. An eternal being of temptation and desire… …A fragile, never-ending struggle… Redefining humanity… Coherent identity and a torn world… Loops of existence.. Skeptic consciousness in the infinite time and space Unpredictability… Uncertainty … Human being is raptured in an eternal war between instinctive and volitional nature.

Instinct can be satisfied by finite things but volition has no limits and is not satisfied by anything …. if the balance is not attained – and it will never be – ….  A metaphorical monstrosity will be created, a disenchanting dream like an endless empty tundra ….

We are faced with a state of confusion. Turbulent thoughts are overwhelming us. Where do we find meaning? What’s our purpose? Why are we never satisfied? Our minds are incapable of finding answers. The soul longs for peace and serenity. We seek stability…. Perhaps salvation lies in the rebirth, from a womb where all things are formed, a new beginning, a space for purification and salvation for the wretched who has been exhausted by doubts of life, longing for eternal peacefulness…