Adel El Siwi

In the Presence of the Animal

Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt, 2017

Developed over six years, the exhibition gathered some 280 paintings, drawings, monoprints and assemblages placing humans and animals within a shared visual and symbolic space. View catalogue (PDF)

Works in the exhibition

Salah Jahin, the Last Romantic Salah Jahin, the Last Romantic, 2013 About Distance About Distance, 2015 L’enfant prodige L’enfant prodige, 2015 Design Design, 2015 Daily Chase Daily Chase, 2015 His Master’s Voice His Master’s Voice, 2015 Jealousy Eats the Soul Jealousy Eats the Soul, 2015 The Dragon The Dragon, 2015 The Coyote The Coyote, 2015 Silence Silence, 2015 Look at Me Look at Me, 2015 Aslan Aslan, 2015 The New World The New World, 2015 Flying Lesson Flying Lesson, 2015 The Deer The Deer, 2015 Donald Duck’s Last Battle (2) Donald Duck’s Last Battle (2), 2016 Mechanical Giraffe Mechanical Giraffe, 2015 The Voyager The Voyager, 2015 Encounter Encounter, 2015 Bewitched Prince Bewitched Prince, 2015 The Octopus The Octopus, 2015 The Edge of the World The Edge of the World, 2015 The Family The Family, 2015 The Elephant Man The Elephant Man, 2015 The Butterflies The Butterflies, 2015 Noon Light Noon Light, 2015 The Cage The Cage, 2012 The Fox The Fox, 2015 Save the Hedgehog Save the Hedgehog, 2015 The Tower of the Hyena The Tower of the Hyena, 2017 Regarding the Elephant Regarding the Elephant, 2017 The Beautiful and the Sacred The Beautiful and the Sacred, 2017 Modus Operandi Modus Operandi, 2015 Days of the Capricorn (1) Days of the Capricorn (1), 2015 Days of the Capricorn (5) Days of the Capricorn (5), 2015 Days of the Capricorn (3) Days of the Capricorn (3), 2015 Days of the Capricorn (4) Days of the Capricorn (4), 2015 Days of the Capricorn (7) Days of the Capricorn (7), 2015 Days of the Capricorn (2) Days of the Capricorn (2), 2015 Days of the Capricorn (6) Days of the Capricorn (6), 2015 Capricorn Sketches Capricorn Sketches, 2015 Étant donné, to Duchamps Étant donné, to Duchamps, 2015 Vincent Vincent, 2015 Dada Dada, 2015 Mahmoud Said Mahmoud Said, 2015 Egyptian Night Sky (To Derno Ricci) Egyptian Night Sky (To Derno Ricci), 2015 To Bosch To Bosch, 2017 To Pisanello To Pisanello, 2017 To Leonardo da Vinci To Leonardo da Vinci, 2017 To Mughal Artists To Mughal Artists, 2017 To J. J. Grandville To J. J. Grandville, 2017 To Paul Klee To Paul Klee, 2017 To Miró To Miró, 2017 To Marino Marini To Marino Marini, 2017 To Picasso To Picasso, 2017 Camels 1 Camels 1, 1991 Camels 2 Camels 2, 1991 Camels 3 Camels 3, 1991 Donkey Donkey, 1997 Donkey Donkey, 1997 Fish Fish, 1997 Monkey Monkey, 1997 Monkey Monkey, 1997 Nymph Nymph, 1997 Perch Fish Perch Fish, 1997 Snake Snake, 1997 Walking Bird Walking Bird, 1997 Baboon Baboon, 1998 Bear Looking at the Sky Bear Looking at the Sky, 1998 Cat Cat, 1998 Cat Cat, 1998 Elephant Elephant, 1998 Fish Fish, 1998 Gray Heron Gray Heron, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Little Beings Little Beings, 1998 Peacock Peacock, 1998 Peacock (1) Peacock (1), 1998 Persian Duck Persian Duck, 1998 The Calf The Calf, 1998 Thinking Baboon Thinking Baboon, 1998 Wild Animal Wild Animal, 1998 Wild Cat Wild Cat, 1998 Antelope Antelope, 2000 Lonely Animal Lonely Animal, 2000 Peacock (3) Peacock (3), 2002 Romantic Animal Romantic Animal, 2002 Furious Donkey Furious Donkey, 2004 Ibis Ibis, 2004 Squid Squid, 2004 Twin Owls Twin Owls, 2004 Antelope (2) Antelope (2), 2005 Antelope (3) Antelope (3), 2005 Antelope (4) Antelope (4), 2005 Baboon Baboon, 2005 Baboon’s Boat Baboon’s Boat, 2005 Baby Rhinoceros Baby Rhinoceros, 2005 Cow Cow, 2005 Crab Crab, 2005 Crab Crab, 2005 Crane Bird Crane Bird, 2005 Fox Fox, 2005 Gorilla Gorilla, 2005 Hidden Dog Hidden Dog, 2005 Hippopotamus Hippopotamus, 2005 Hyena Hyena, 2005 Kiwi Kiwi, 2005 Owls Owls, 2005 Pelican Pelican, 2005 Talking Animals Talking Animals, 2005 Water Creatures Water Creatures, 2006 Advice Advice, 2007 Antelope (1) Antelope (1), 2007 Baboon Baboon, 2007 Curlew Curlew, 2007 Elephant Elephant, 2007 Flying Bird Flying Bird, 2007 Fox Fox, 2007 Geese of Meidum (1) Geese of Meidum (1), 2007 Geese of Meidum (2) Geese of Meidum (2), 2007 Goat Goat, 2007 Goats Goats, 2007 Hyenas Hyenas, 2007 Leopard Leopard, 2007 Leopard Leopard, 2007 Lizards Lizards, 2007 Lonely Animal Lonely Animal, 2007 Male Deer Male Deer, 2007 Metamorphosis Metamorphosis, 2007 Metamorphosis Metamorphosis, 2007 Nostalgic Wolf Nostalgic Wolf, 2007 Primitive Buffalo Primitive Buffalo, 2007 Primitive Bull Primitive Bull, 2007 Rhinoceros Rhinoceros, 2007 Running Deers Running Deers, 2007 Tiger Tiger, 2007 Water Bird Water Bird, 2007 Primitive Taurus Primitive Taurus, 2009 Dürer’s Rabbit Dürer’s Rabbit, 2010 Baboon Baboon, 2012 Baboon Baboon, 2012 Egyptian Cat Egyptian Cat, 2012 Turkey Turkey, 2012 Zebra Zebra, 2012 Bull Bull, 2014 Donkey Donkey, 2014 Donkeys Donkeys, 2014 Elephant Elephant, 2014 From the Ibis Assemblage From the Ibis Assemblage, 2014 From the Ibis Assemblage From the Ibis Assemblage, 2014 From the Ibis Assemblage From the Ibis Assemblage, 2014 From the Ibis Assemblage From the Ibis Assemblage, 2014 Snake and Turtle, after Japanese Art Snake and Turtle, after Japanese Art, 2014 Donkey Donkey, 2015 Barking Dogs Barking Dogs, 2016 Bull Bull, 2016 Camels Camels, 2016 Fighting Dogs Fighting Dogs, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Camels Assemblage From the Camels Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 From the Taurus Assemblage From the Taurus Assemblage, 2016 Metamorphosis Metamorphosis, 2016 Peacocks Peacocks, 2016 The Goat of Picasso The Goat of Picasso, 2016 The Herd The Herd, 2016 The Lotus Smelling Baboon The Lotus Smelling Baboon, 2016 Togetherness Togetherness, 2016 Two Baboons Two Baboons, 2016 Walking Bird Walking Bird, 2016 Duck Duck, 2017 Two Baboons Two Baboons, 2017