CIC
CIC student abducted by gunmen: student union
Egypt
November 20, 2015
CIC student abducted by gunmen: student union
"We confirm that Canadian International College (CIC) Faculty of Engineering third year student Seif Ismail has been abducted...from outside the university's…
Why water? Read CIC’s new book ‘Hydrarchy’ to find out
Books
October 11, 2012
Why water? Read CIC’s new book ‘Hydrarchy’ to find out
Robert Wedderburn’s mother was a slave who was sold by Wedderburn’s father, a Scottish plantation owner, when she was five…
Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon
Art news
May 27, 2012
Conversing with the city in the Egypt Photo Marathon
The Egypt Photo Marathon is a mental and visual challenge, a game in which the competition is equal parts endurance…
Fresh artistic voices emerge at ‘The Parenthesis Show’
Art news
March 26, 2012
Fresh artistic voices emerge at ‘The Parenthesis Show’
Over the past month, a hazy green light has emanated from a window of the Contemporary Image Collective, overlooking downtown’s…
‘Hydrarchy’ takes visitors out in the blue
Art news
December 15, 2011
‘Hydrarchy’ takes visitors out in the blue
The sea seemingly remains the only space on earth not divided and controlled down to the last square centimeter. Classically…
Parachuting and the potential for beauty: Cairo’s foreign artists in residence
Art news
May 1, 2011
Parachuting and the potential for beauty: Cairo’s foreign artists in residence
There’s an expression in Egyptian dialect that comes from the word parachute, yibarshut, which means to arrive uninvited and benefit…
Off Biennale: Intimacy between strangers
Art news
December 21, 2010
Off Biennale: Intimacy between strangers
Several flights up a dark stairwell waits the Contemporary Image Collective’s (CIC) current show, a solo exhibition from Egyptian artist…