The Third Line, Dubai
“I Will go to Paradise,” Youssef Nabil, The Third Line, Dubai, March 12th – April 8th 2009
At the age of 35, Nabil has established himself as one of the most influential photographers of his generation. Growing up in the cinematic city of Cairo, Youssef was captivated with the golden age of its stars. His works draw inspiration from his childhood memories of black and white films filled with glamour, elegance and melodrama.
Through using the age old technique of hand coloured photographs, Nabil constructs work that is both beautiful and conflicting, inhabiting a sense of the enigmatic. His fascination with the glamour and style of early Egyptian cinema and the hand-coloured family portraits that still adorn most living rooms in Cairo led him to the legendary Egyptian-Armenian photographer Van Leo, who is celebrated for his glamorous studio portraits of famous Egyptian actresses of the 1940s and 50s.
Private Preview Wednesday, March 11th, 2009.
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