A FAMILIAR PLACE +
INTERIOR
(Part I of the installation)
Two videos inside, mirror one another.
On the left A Familiar Place, Cairo 1945-2011. Titi tells the tale of Egypt's history and his own.
On the right, At the balcony, Silent photography video with pictures taken over the course of 60 years.
A Familiar Place (main video)
A video about Titi, his political engagement, Prison and revolutions.
BALCONY & EXTERIOR
(Part II and III of the installation)
Al Bustan is the exterior video, projected on a suspended screen. The balcony is the transition space between interior and exterior, Past and Present in the making.
Al Bustan (The garden) A mix of modern rushs and archives in the midst of Cairo's streets and uprisings.
(up & right) At Le Fresnoy. (down left) At Muba Eugène Leroy)
Vidéo 1 -A Familiar Place-Titi (PAL, 37’, couleur)
Conception/image/sound : Yasmina Benari
Editing : Laureline Delom
Editing/mix sound : Jerôme Petit
Archives photography : Albert Arié
Titi and Cooki, recording byTamara Ben Ari
Sweet Sir Galahad, words and music by Joan Baez, copyright © Chandos Music
Vidéo 2 -At the Balcony (HD, 17’47’’, noir et blanc)
Caption title/editing image : Yasmina Benari
Photography assistant : Ana Katharina Sheidegger
Vidéo 3 -Al Bustan (PAL, 10’30’’, couleur)
Image/editing : Yasmina Benari
Color grading: Ludivine Sibelle
Interior- Titi sans titre (Mono, 5 tracks, 29’59’’) with Albert Arié
Sound/Conception : Yasmina Benari
Edit sound/mix : Jerôme Petit-
Le Balcon - Letter written by Albert Arié, adressed to and read by Yasmina Benari
Installation produced by le Fresnoy, National studio for Contemporary Arts