December 13th, 2022
WALID TAHER
25 O'Clock
Curated by Samaa AlRefai
Dar Al Funoon and The Contemporary Art Platform and pleased to exhibit Egyptian Artist Walid Taher in his solo exhibition titled 25 O'Clock.
Curated by Samaa AlRefai
A day prior and after
There is an hour
That we travel in
That we travel to
We witness our vivid souls
Reflected in the gigantic mirrors enthralls
and hear the rustling of the blue trees
And the pitch-black roses
Emotionally entangled with cries and laughter
We roam the earth without a brain to master
We tragically sense the aimless wind
A red rose is born in a bleak end
Our gathered thoughts crack like a roasted bread
We crush the remains of the moon, to this brood world, we spread
A day prior and after
A magical hour
At 25 O’Clock
وبعد يوم وقبل يوم
هناك ساعة
نسافر فيها
نسافر اليها
نرى فيها ارواحنا الملونة في مرايات الملاهي العملاقة
ونسمع فيها حفيف الاشجار الزرقاء
والورود السوداء الضخمة
تضحك وتبكي وتضحك
ونجري دون توقف كالبلهاء
نشعر بالريح الاعمى
وزهرة حمراء تنبت هناك في مكان رمادي
وتتكسر افكارنا كالخبز المحمص
ونفتت القمر وننشره على العالم التعيس
بعد اليوم وقبل اليوم
هناك ساعة سحرية
انها
الساعة ٢٥
Born in 1969, visual artist Walid graduated from the faculty of Fine Arts of Helwan University in 1992 with a specialization in Decor and a major in Expressive Arts. He worked in the field of illustrative journalism before his graduation in 1990 in various Egyptian journals.
Taher wrote and illustrated children's books and published 70 children's books with Egyptian, Middle Eastern and European publishing houses. He has received many international awards within the field including Etisalat 2010-2016, Honor list Bologna (Italy)2004, Mahmod Koheil Award 2018, Al Sharjah book fair 2014, Short list in Carnet de voyage 2018, Egyptian Journalists Syndicate first prize 2004 and 2006, Shortlist Sheikh Zayed Award 2016 and the first prize in from the Egyptian Council for Children's books in 2002.
He also held the position of Art director of Dar Al Shorouk Publishing House from 2000 to 2016 and is currently a member of the Journalists and Visual Artists labor unions in Egypt.
Walid has displayed his work in many solo and group exhibitions locally and abroad. He was granted a three year residency in France from 2016 till the current date by Same publishing house. Walid is currently working on producing a book in collaboration with the French publishing house Le Port a Jauni.