The Geniza Archives
The history of the Geniza, layered with the mapping of the current synagogues of Cairo,and a variety of the documents found in the archive. From children's homework , to shopping lists and marriage documents to the sacred and religious Jewish texts from the 9th-12th century.
Traces of Jewish Tradition
The history of the Jewish people in Egypt
From the domestic life documented and found at the Geniza of Cairo, to the photographs of the Jewish owned supermarkets, Batmitzvah girls and Synagogue choirs.
Traces through the Diorama
The diorama is used to track the changes and transition through time adding new layers to explore the changes from the Benzion department store to the Bank of Egypt.
1. The Ben Ezra Synagogue
2. The Ben Ezra Synagogue
3. The Benzion Department Store Facade
4. The Benzion Department Store 1950
5. The Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt 2020,
Ben Ezra Transfers
The pattern from the balustrade of the Ben Ezra Synagogue is used to explore transfers and translations. The pattern is embossed into the clay, a fragment of what it was remains in the clay. However, part of the clay is transferred back onto the pattern
Diluted Atmosphere
The Essence, tracing, retracing of memories