Wael Shawky lives and works in Alexandria, Egypt. His works include Télématch Sadat, a presentation of the events surrounding the assassination of Sadat in 1981 re-enacted by children and Al-Aqsa Park, an animated film installation in which the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is displayed as a fairground carousel. Winner of the Ernst Schering Foundation Art Award 2011.His work has been exhibited all over the world including the Queens Museum of Art, New York; the Riwaq Biennale, Palestine; the Moscow Biennial, and Ashkal Alwan, Beirut. His residency is undertaken in collaboration with Townhouse Gallery, Cairo and the Delfina Foundation, London.
