Folge 12 ― Amina Kadous (Arles Edition)

On the occasion of the photo festival "Rencontres d'Arles", we
will be publishing conversations with photographers, curators and
artists that we were able to record during our Fotobus-trip to
Arles in the coming weeks.

In our first episode of this Arles-Edition we spoke to Amina
Kadous, a visual artist based in Cairo, Egypt and winner of the
Prix de la Photo Madame Figaro Arles 2022.

In her work she deals with memories and identity, such as in her
series “White Gold”, that she exhibited in Arles.
“White Gold” deals with the history and industry of cotton in
Egypt, which for her is very much linked to her own family
history. It is "an ongoing search for my personal and national
identity. A cycle of loss and possibilities", as she describes
it.

"White Gold" is part of the exhibition "If a tree falls into a
forest" by the collective Untitled Duo.

More information about Amina Kadous, "White Gold" and Untitled
Duo can be found here:
https://aminakadous.com/
http://arabdocphotography.org/project/73
https://untitled-duo.com/If-A-Tree-Falls-In-A-Forest-Draft-01


"Through my visual experience I've been trying to accept change."
- Amina Kadous