Adham Faramawy
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Adham Faramawy (born 1981, Dubai) is a London-based artist of Egyptian descent. He studied at both The Slade School of Fine Art and The Royal Academy
and is affiliated with the !WOWOW!
group.
Faramawy works predominantly in digital video, print and sculptural installation. His video works are often installed as single and multi channel projections and multi channel cathode ray television stacks. His pieces have thus far explored folk stories, early religious mythologies, animism, psychedelia, extreme science and the occult married together in an investigative re-presentation of linear narrative structures, forefronting performance and language. Much of the work exhibited in 2011 ranging from video to performance through figurative sculpture and digital print, has explored concepts surrounding Susan Blackmore
's ideas on memes and fluid identity as well as Ray Kurzweil's futurist research published in his 2005 book The Singularity is Near
.
Faramawy has worked and collaborated with many artists affiliated with the !WOWOW! group, as well as musicians such as solo artistst Bishi
and Susanne Oberbeck of No Bra. Performance artists such as Theo Adams
and Millie Brown (known for her work with Nick Knight
and Lady Gaga
) have both starred in video works. Thomas Hein of These New Puritans
wrote a piece of music as a score for Faramawy's video piece Moonhead which was later developed into a track for the band's second album 'Hidden'. He has been actively involved with URA Gallery and publishing in Istanbul, exhibiting his video stack 'Nut and Geb' at URA as part of the 10th Istanbul Biennial and collaborating on the URA ZINE publication since 2007. Faramawy has exhibited his work most notably at Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, Ibid Pojects, London, MAK Museum, Vienna and The Black Mariah Gallery in Cork. In January 2008, Faramawy performed his piece 'I Can Do Impossible Things' at Tate Britain
. At the same event he premiered his video piece 'Time Wave Zero', titled after Terence McKenna
's computer program by the same name. In 2011 Faramawy had a solo show in London titled Legend II at the Aubin Gallery and was included in a performance event titled The Dandyism of Contempt.
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
and is affiliated with the !WOWOW!
!WOWOW!
!WOWOW! is a collective in Peckham, London. Otherwise known as The Children of Pizza Mat, they are a group of artists, fashion designers, writers and musicians, who have promoted numerous art events and parties in London and Berlin.-History:...
group.
Faramawy works predominantly in digital video, print and sculptural installation. His video works are often installed as single and multi channel projections and multi channel cathode ray television stacks. His pieces have thus far explored folk stories, early religious mythologies, animism, psychedelia, extreme science and the occult married together in an investigative re-presentation of linear narrative structures, forefronting performance and language. Much of the work exhibited in 2011 ranging from video to performance through figurative sculpture and digital print, has explored concepts surrounding Susan Blackmore
Susan Blackmore
Susan Jane Blackmore is an English freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster on psychology and the paranormal, perhaps best known for her book The Meme Machine.-Career:...
's ideas on memes and fluid identity as well as Ray Kurzweil's futurist research published in his 2005 book The Singularity is Near
The Singularity Is Near
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is a 2005 update of Raymond Kurzweil's 1999 book, The Age of Spiritual Machines and his 1990 book The Age of Intelligent Machines. In it, as in the two previous versions, Kurzweil attempts to give a glimpse of what awaits us in the near future...
.
Faramawy has worked and collaborated with many artists affiliated with the !WOWOW! group, as well as musicians such as solo artistst Bishi
Bishi
Bishi may refer to:*Bishōnen, a modern aesthetic ideal of Asian origin or a beautiful youth boy*Bishnu Priya, a British musician and DJ*Al-Bishi, Arabic family name...
and Susanne Oberbeck of No Bra. Performance artists such as Theo Adams
Theo Adams
Theo Adams , previously referred to as The-O, is a performance artist and director of the contemporary theatrical performance art group Theo Adams Company.-Personal life:...
and Millie Brown (known for her work with Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Nicholas Verity Knight is a former England cricketer. Knight's middle name was in honour of the 1930s English Test bowler Hedley Verity who was killed in World War II and is a distant family relation...
and Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
) have both starred in video works. Thomas Hein of These New Puritans
These New Puritans
These New Puritans are a British Art Rock band from the Southend-on-Sea area. The group consists of Jack Barnett , his twin brother George Barnett , Thomas Hein , and Sophie Sleigh-Johnson...
wrote a piece of music as a score for Faramawy's video piece Moonhead which was later developed into a track for the band's second album 'Hidden'. He has been actively involved with URA Gallery and publishing in Istanbul, exhibiting his video stack 'Nut and Geb' at URA as part of the 10th Istanbul Biennial and collaborating on the URA ZINE publication since 2007. Faramawy has exhibited his work most notably at Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, Ibid Pojects, London, MAK Museum, Vienna and The Black Mariah Gallery in Cork. In January 2008, Faramawy performed his piece 'I Can Do Impossible Things' at Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
. At the same event he premiered his video piece 'Time Wave Zero', titled after Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna
Terence Kemp McKenna was an Irish-American philosopher, psychonaut, researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer on many subjects, such as human consciousness, language, psychedelic drugs, the evolution of civilizations, the origin and end of the universe, alchemy, and extraterrestrial beings.-Early...
's computer program by the same name. In 2011 Faramawy had a solo show in London titled Legend II at the Aubin Gallery and was included in a performance event titled The Dandyism of Contempt.
External links
- Adham Faramawy - Artist Profile on Arts Hub, July 2008
- Late at Tate Britain, January 2008
- Aesthetica Magazine, July 2008
- Cork Art Trail, Ireland, 2009
- Dazeddigital, January 2011
- i-D Online, January 2011
- UnderCurrent Magazine, January 2011
- Wonderland Magazine, January 2011
- Black Dot Co-Operative, 2011
- Adham Faramawy's blog, The Pyramid Scheme