Design Commissions
Egyptian artist Karim Fouad created a digital commission for the Screen at the entrance of the New Institute.
What is digital reclamation, and what does it mean to interact with our intangible origins. What implications can a virtual repatriation have on the true ownership of heritage? Lost and Scanned is a speculative exploration of the use of digitised heritage. In this case, the British Museum’s open source library housing the Egyptian Collection. Karim Fouad (Egypt) is currently one of the artists in residence in -1.
“It is a place of contemplation, where we insert ourselves in a liminal space, between the museum in market nations, and the source nations (heritage-rich countries). We find ourselves in a transitional dreamscape beyond the curated glass vitrines. But a long way from home.”
More information about Karim Fouad can be found on the Nieuwe Instituuut's website.