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Pansee Atta

is an Egyptian-Canadian artist, curator, and researcher decolonizing museums and archives

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To Make One Particle

is there breath in it the west

50.650 Is There Breath In It, The West

- Currelley's Afreet, or: the Qufti Strike - عفريت كرلي أو الإضراب القفطي

a pink floating dendera zodiac explodes, falls to the ground, and is repeatedly re-constituted

I am not asking for the moon

we only liberate ourselves by binding our liberations with those of one another

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Turbines Curatorial Collective presents: UTOPIAS Performance Art Festival

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Another experiment, using a tablet based on the of Another experiment, using a tablet based on the offering table for Defdji in the @rijksmuseumvanoudheden collection as a base. In Ancient Egypt, these would have had water poured over them to metaphorically allow the offerings to reach the dead; the water here becomes part of the electronic interface that allows us to access its story.
Egyptian goose (Nijlgans) trio. What are they plan Egyptian goose (Nijlgans) trio. What are they planning??? #sculpture #3dprints #bipocartists #nederlandsekunst #leidenart
What if Ancient Egyptian artifacts weren't just ob What if Ancient Egyptian artifacts weren't just objects of study or observation behind glass, but interfaces for kinship and communion? Initial test for a more embodied storytelling interface. Here, when you dip your hand in a bowl of water, it triggers an animation. A design from a faience bowl (in the Eton College collection) draws out, showing papyrus, lotus, and tilapia; part of the Nile ecosystem that have been important to Egyptians for unbroken millenia. Water and waterways, so vital to Egypt's many faith-groups, links us as kin across time, yet rooted in a specific place.
Work in progress (Flight into Egypt) Work in progress (Flight into Egypt)
Today and tomorrow at @wereldmuseum.leiden ! I'll Today and tomorrow at @wereldmuseum.leiden ! I'll be speaking on a panel on Friday 🙂
Just emerging from a really exhausting but generat Just emerging from a really exhausting but generative few weeks, resulting in a conference I organized at @wereldmuseum.leiden and @rijksmuseumvanoudheden , then a workshop at @framerframed ! Some highlights: 1) Chatting about art with @sarasallam 2) Introducing @iammonicahanna in the RMO Temple Hall 3) Workshop with the brilliant Monica Hanna, Yaseen Aslam, @albadri.nora and @iamarianafernandez and a number of other great participants 4) Restaurant cat, courtesy of @teegs3
Egyptian goose in 'Rest on Flight into Egypt' Nijl Egyptian goose in 'Rest on Flight into Egypt' Nijlgans in 'Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte' @museumdelakenhal #leidenart #artnetherlands #dutchart #leidengallery
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