‘The Cheating Hand of Randomness’ Group Exhibition in Cairo, Egypt
Cyrus’s first exhibition in Egypt took place at Gypsum Gallery from 16 December 2021 to 31 January 2022. The three-person exhibition also presented works by the artists Tamara Alsamerraei (b. 1977, Kuwait) and Basim Magdy (b. 1977, Egypt). From the exhibition text:
... The exhibition takes as its thematic thread the common methodological approaches of the artists, whose practices involve varied iterations of spontaneous gathering, and deliberate assembly. In making way for liminality in their art-making, the artists allow for a relational and responsive creative process to emerge, one that emphasizes material agency, and is perhaps more suited to our current moment of collective uncertainty. A preoccupation with vast landscapes devoid of human inhabitants further connects the artworks, which seemingly reflect a post-anthropocene world, at times brooding and melancholic, at others playful and serene.
