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Identity Oblivious
Project Type
Photography
Date
September 2024
Location
Giza Necropolis, Egypt
"They say, they are searching for people who once lived, whose remnants we now live among. They call them the ancestors, and they read their writings and names carved in stone." from "Al-Mummia" (1969) by Shadi Abdel Salam".
In a vast, ever-moving world, both guided and troubled by globalization, openness, and digital communication, questions about one’s place in this world (or perhaps the universe) have never been more pressing. These questions are further complicated by global, ever-shifting paradigms that leave both the individual and the collective in a state of confusion. This leads to one essential question: Who am I? Who are we?
"Identity Oblivious" is a brief investigation—at times personal, but at other moments, it may be considered global. One thing is certain: it reflects how I feel at the moment of its creation. Like Waniis, I am troubled by the search for what is right, trying to find a connection with people I have never met, yet whose blood runs in my veins.