Young Collectors Auction - exhibit-E

HazemMAHDY1986Lot 007Signed, Dated, Numerated150 X 150 cm. C-Print (1/3) 2010Estimate (US$ 2,500 - 3,500)Hazem Mahdy is an emerging photographer. Born in Sharjah in 1986, he is a recent graduateof the American University of Dubai who is currently represented by Carbon12 gallery.Since first exhibiting his work with the AUD in 2007, he has been crafting a unique brandof photography that addresses notions of memory and the literal and obscure propertiesof the medium, an approach which has been clearly outlined by the artist, who explains:Photographs are both literal and obscure. Certain phrases light up the mind. I literallyglimpse a concept. And that glimpse overwhelms me. As the meaning of this vision becomesincreasingly distant, I redouble my efforts. I immerse myself in the process. I chase aconclusion. The experience will bring something to light. But can a literal result portray anobscure memory? The preservation of memory haunts me.The result is a highly cerebral, conceptually driven body of work that is sure to captivateviewers with its visually provocative subject matter.