Pictures of an unfinished revolution
Graffiti in ancient Egypt was a
spontaneous art form, often used for recording historical events. It
can be found on the walls of pyramids, temples and tombs.
Today's graffiti in Egypt is used to
express the political turmoil the country is undergoing. Many of the
graffitis are in the Tahrir area, as this was the scene of both
revolutions, in 2011 and in 2013. Most of them are political
statements, mocking either the past regime(s) or the present one.
There is also a whole series of portraits of people who died in the
2011 revolution – a constant reminder.
Some walls have been
whitewashed several times but the artists don't give up, the
graffitis reappear very soon.
And the revolution is not finished in Egypt.
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| (c) Emese Benko Cairo, August 2013 |
