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PRESENTATION

El Dib, who spent his early childhood with his Egyptian father and German mother in Egypt and then moved with his family to Germany, visits the historic sites of ancient Egypt with his wife and daughter. He senses a proximity to these locations, but they are still removed, as he does not speak the language and is visiting contemporary Egypt as a German tourist—bringing his previous knowledge from his youth with him. The "plate" of memory harbors something familiar that, to a certain extent, is situated in a blurred realm. Amin El Dib selected the travel photography of the 19th century as a cultural repertoire of images to accompany him on his photographic journey. The travel photographer was indeed able to show things with the large-format camera, which the naked eye was incapable of seeing.