Mohamed Allam
Egypt
Visual Artist and Cultural Manager
Visual Arts
Allam studied visual arts and art education in Cairo and has been involved in cultural management since the beginning of his studies. In 2005, he founded Medrar for Contemporary Art, which launched its activities that same year with the Cairo Video Festival. Since then, he has served as Medrar’s director, curator, and supervisor of its artistic programs. Over the years, Allam has initiated and organized numerous artistic activities and initiatives in Egypt and internationally. His work focuses on creating opportunities for learning and cultural and knowledge exchange, while providing young Egyptian artists with access to production and exhibition opportunities. Allam has served on various selection committees for grants, scholarships, and art competitions with organizations such as AFAC, Pro Helvetia Cairo, the Goethe-Institut, and GUC. He has participated in numerous international art residencies, focusing on research, artistic exchange, and building networks. As an artist, Allam has been exhibiting his work since 2003, with a practice centered on moving images, short films, and live video experimentation.

Mohamed Allam
Egypt
Visual Artist and Cultural Manager
Visual Arts
Allam studied visual arts and art education in Cairo and has been involved in cultural management since the beginning of his studies. In 2005, he founded Medrar for Contemporary Art, which launched its activities that same year with the Cairo Video Festival. Since then, he has served as Medrar’s director, curator, and supervisor of its artistic programs. Over the years, Allam has initiated and organized numerous artistic activities and initiatives in Egypt and internationally. His work focuses on creating opportunities for learning and cultural and knowledge exchange, while providing young Egyptian artists with access to production and exhibition opportunities. Allam has served on various selection committees for grants, scholarships, and art competitions with organizations such as AFAC, Pro Helvetia Cairo, the Goethe-Institut, and GUC. He has participated in numerous international art residencies, focusing on research, artistic exchange, and building networks. As an artist, Allam has been exhibiting his work since 2003, with a practice centered on moving images, short films, and live video experimentation.

Expert

Mawred's 20th Anniversary
Living Fabric: Cultural Ecosystem Forum
2025

Grantee

Production Awards
Round 01
2016
VHS personal recordings from Egypt
The project is mainly based on collected materials on VHS tapes containing personal recordings of mostly anonymous persons who disposed of the tapes for different reasons. The tapes are the entry point for this artistic archive research that looks into the nature of social life throughout different periods of time in Egypt, crossing all classes, and giving importance to all revealed details (places, clothing, décor, songs, dancing, etc…).