Following her work as a volunteer in the SHAPERS project with Momkin – espaces de possibles in Alexandria, Egypt, Elsa Menad has created an exhibition with artworks that show us glimpses of the dancers within the city.
Elsa Menad is visual artist and student at the national school of Art of Bourges. She followed the SHAPERS project from Marseille to Alexandrie, working with the festival Nassim El Raqs. She contributed to the project through the creation of different images like photographs, videos, drawings, illustrations, and video animation.
Momkin – espaces de possibles [Marseille, France] aims at initiating and accompanying artistic and cultural projects within cities and territories across the Mediterranean region, by creating, producing, and performing artistic works, as well as through the development of cultural and intercultural projects, of training programmes and awareness building campaigns. Since 2011, Momkin has carried out the Nassim el Raqs festival, featuring artistic initiatives linked to the city of Alexandria. www.momkin.co