Ezz Monem’s Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed, on display in NGV Triennial, is a multichannel video and sound installation that centres on the name ‘Mohamed,’ engaging with the complex interplay between reverence and the profane through recontextualized references from Egyptian cinema.
Hear Monem speak about their meticulous process of copying, erasing, and repetition, and how they explore the boundaries of representation, in conversation with NGV Curatorial Project Officer Anna Honan.
Ezz Monem (born Mohamed Ezzeldin Abdelmonem, 1985) is a photo-based artist from Egypt who lives and works in Melbourne. Monem graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University and worked as a software engineer, but his explorations in visual arts began years earlier. His work has been shown in exhibitions in Egypt, Australia and various other countries in Europe and the Middle East where he has received numerous awards. Monem recently completed a Master of Contemporary Art at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), University of Melbourne. Ezz Monem is represented by THIS IS NO FANTASY.