Mohamed Mahdy exhibits at Vantage Point Sharjah

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Mohamed Mahdy exhibits his project “Here, The Doors Don’t Know Me” at Vantage Point Sharjah in United Arab Emirates.

Mohamed Mahdy at the opening of the exhibition “Here, The Doors Don’t Know Me” at Vantage Point Sharjah, UAE. Photos: Motaz Mawed & Shafeek Nalakath.

Since 2015, in collaboration with local residents, Mohamed Mahdy has documented how inhabitants are suffering from the rapid urban development in the Al Max neighbourhood, Alexandria, Egypt.

One of the chapters was added to the photo project while Mohamed Mahdy was a student at DMJX in the spring and autumn terms, 2022. Here, he was part of the international photojournalism programme at DMJX in Aarhus on a scholarship from the ECCA Family Foundation.

Vantage Point Sharjah is an annual exhibition that identifies and supports early-career photographers who were born in Africa and Asia, who are currently based there, or who are part of the diaspora. The 2023 exhibition is the 11th of it’s kind and it features four artists and one collective, chosen through an international open call.
Photos: Motaz Mawed & Shafeek Nalakath.

Part of Mohamed Mahdy’s exhibition “Here, The Doors Don’t Know Me”. The exhibition is on display till January 14, 2024. Photos: Motaz Mawed & Shafeek Nalakath.

Part of Mohamed Mahdy’s exhibition “Here, The Doors Don’t Know Me”. The exhibition is on display till January 14, 2024. Photos: Motaz Mawed & Shafeek Nalakath.

The 11th edition of Vantage Point Sharjah will be accompanied by a series of talks with the participating artists. In the picture, Mohamed Mahdy is giving a talk about his project.
Photos: Motaz Mawed & Shafeek Nalakath.