Who Knows / Mumkin by Bieke Depoorter | MAGNUM
«Since the beginning of the uprising in 2011 Egypt has been through a period of change. After three years of instability, economic decline, and power shifts, one no longer hears the revolutionary demands of 'Bread, Freedom, Social Justice!' in the streets. Most of all it seems the locals long for stability and security. - The national media has once more returned to its old strategy, using creative conspiracy theories to scare people while blaming foreign agendas for the chaos in the country. During several key moments in these years of turmoil, Bieke Depoorter was in Egypt. - Away from the politics and news of the day Depoorter searches for the quieter moments that are of course directly influenced by the larger issues. Each day, she searches for places to spend a night, through the people she meets in the side streets in country lanes. - Capturing the transient, but very powerful shared moments she experiences, Bieke allows us to be part of intimate experiences with people in between two moments in history, between two days - the in-between moments.» - Ruth Vandewalle
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WHO KNOWS / MUMKIN
EGYPT...(Translation of the written text below)..- I don't want this book to be published. .- I think only 15 pictures are fit for publication. .- Papa says: publish the book! .- I think that the images express a lot about the life and conditions of Egyptian people. .- Were these pictures taken from the .air using a helicopter, or were they taken after you sought the opinion .of the people involved and got their permission? .- ls this of any benefit to people? What's the reason for taking these pictures, and for people looking through them? .- lt's an original idea: you take pictures of people's lives and then ask people to comment on the pictures. lt's a good idea because when you live with people you can express something true about them. .- This picture is not fit for publication. .- Maybe the opinions about the book, whether people accept it or refuse it, should be written above the pictures, because I can't see the pictures properly. I want a copy of the book..- Tamer says: the book should be published because people should know how other people live. There are people who didn't know who you were, but they loved you and were happy with you. People saw you for the first time, but they felt as if they'd known you for a long time..- I felt that way too. .- This book has to be published. .- When you publish the book, you also have to include a picture of yourself. So that you can have a role in it too, you and your friends. .- The book will be much better if you take pictures of Egyptian families during the day. lt won't take that much time. Go back to all the families that are in the book and take pictures of them during the day. Your book will be much more successful. .- I want a copy of the book and my friend does too. .- If you don't publish this book, I will publish it! (KEYSTONE/MAGNUM PHOTOS/Bieke Depoorter)
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WHO KNOWS / MUMKIN
EGYPT. 2013...(Translation of the written text below)..- You can stay with me no problem, a day, a week, a month. But taking pictures: no. .- Sometimes all the borders · customs, traditions, doctrines - can make you lose confidence in yourself. You have to trust yourself first before you can trust others. .- My name is Nora and I corne from a middle-class family. I think my parents would never allow a stranger to corne stay in our house for a day, because of issues with privacy and fear of strangers and crime. The fear is due to all the problems we read about on social media, fear that these stories might happen to us. I wouldn't allow you to take a picture of me because I would consider that a violation of my privacy. And because l'm not used to dealing with strangers. .- I agree with these ideas. .- There are a lot of people out there who think this way because of the current situation. .- Marna says spend the night with us, or with Karima our neighbour, because her bathroom is better. .- The problem is not privacy. The problem is our fear of how people will judge us..- If they knew that this book would be published in Egypt, they would not agree to being photographed. .- Haven't you heard about Regeni, the ltalian? .- Who is Regeni the ltalian? .- They tortured him as if he was Egyptian (the mother of Regeni said). That's very painful for us, as Egyptians. .- People here are programmed to think that a foreigner with a camera is a spy. .- But that's actually true. .- Why are people afraid of you? .- Advice from my father to you: don't trust anyone, because that's just blind trust. But treat people with good intentions, until something proves otherwise. .- The picture was taken when she was in a bad state of mind, a sad mood. .- I am one of those people who wouldn't want to be photographed in my house while relaxing. .- I sit like this at home every day. (KEYSTONE/MAGNUM PHOTOS/Bieke Depoorter)
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