KAMAL RANCHOD UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Ranchod has come a long way since a book that illustrated the work of famous Catalan Modernism proponent Antoni Gaudi inspired him to study architecture . His thesis , entitled ‘ Hyperreal Perspicuities : Multi-Narrative Reconstructions of Modern Egypt ’, investigates drawing as representation , and develops prototypes in the form of drawings , instruments and immersive videos . These prototypes develop modes of
representation that subvert linear viewpoints and illustrate the multiplicity of narratives embedded within space .
Focusing on modern Egypt between 1827 and 1952 , the project uses drawing to construct “ the hidden hauntings of colonialism and modernisation across three main historical events ,” namely the Battle of Navarino , the Bombardment of Alexandria and the 1952 Cairo Fire .
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