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ElHelalya Building from the series 'Tomorrow's Past'

Mohammed AlKouh2012

Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) Kuwait

Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) Kuwait
Shuwaikh Industrial Area, Kuwait

‘Tomorrow’s Past’ is a series shows the Artist point of view to the present through a visual language of the past. Creating serene scenes with hand-colored Black and white photographs, Mohammed AlKouh drove around Kuwait to picture with his camera landmark architectures built at the 50s, 60s and the 1970s which is referred to be Kuwait’s golden age. These landmarks were once upon a time a hub or a distinguish place reflect the up rise of Kuwait after its’ Independence in 1961; Fahad Al-Salem St., The theaters and Cinemas, The monuments just to name a few, their establishment and existing were an essential part of peoples’ memory & history. Unfortunately, some of the buildings were demolished while others neglected or on its way to be gone as if they never existed and what authorities don’t understand that by erasing these countenances they are removing standing evidences of Kuwait’s Golden Era.

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  • Title: ElHelalya Building from the series 'Tomorrow's Past'
  • Creator: Mohammed AlKouh
  • Date Created: 2012
  • Location Created: Kuwait
  • Physical Dimensions: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
  • Type: Photography
  • Medium: Hand colored Gelatin Silver print
  • Art Form: Photography
  • Support: Paper
  • Depicted Location: Kuwait
  • Depicted Topic: Kuwait, Photography, Building, Architecture
  • Artist nationality: Kuwaiti
Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) Kuwait

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