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Nermine Hammam

b. 1967

Egyptian artist (born 1967)

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Born 1967. Nermine Hammam is an Egyptian visual artist, photographer and artist.

Nermine Hammam (born 1967) is an Egyptian photographer, who lives and works in Cairo and London. She is known for her digital photo collage.

Early life and education She was born in 1967 in Cairo, She received a BFA degree in film-making from the Tisch School of the Arts in New York City.

Career She worked in film with Simon & Goodman and then with Egyptian director Youssef Chahine.

Over the past decade, her work has been shown in more than seventy-five international exhibitions with over 7 exhibitions in the UK alone. Her work has been featured in over 50 publications and written about in the magazines such as Newsweek (USA), the Financial Times (UK), and The Times (UK). "Cairo Year One" featured ten photographs from "Upekkha" (2011), the first part of the “Cairo Year One” series, and two photographs from later works in the series, “Unfolding” (2012). Hammam juxtaposed images of soldiers in Tahrir Square during the uprising with peaceful scenes from her personal collection of postcards.

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1967, Cairo
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Who is Nermine Hammam?

Egyptian artist (born 1967)

When was Nermine Hammam born?

Nermine Hammam was born in 1967 in Cairo.

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Nermine Hammam is a visual artist, photographer and artist.

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Nermine Hammam is Egyptian.

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· Wikipedia: Nermine Hammam

· Wikidata: Q24055582

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