From East To East



*From East To East* explores the borders created between people, nature, and things around us. From Japan, in the so-called Far East, Egypt lies to the west. Egyptians themselves refer to Egypt as “Oriental.” Despite their apparent differences, both are placed under “East.”

We rely on what we see to recognize difference. Through naming, we categorize; through categorization, we include or exclude. The same things can have different names, and different things can share the same name. Through photography, video, and installation, the exhibition questions how we perceive these distinctions and where the boundaries between things actually lie. Alexandria, shaped by centuries of encounters between different peoples and cultures, offers a place to reconsider these divisions. Borders are fragile, vague, and transient.