In parallel with the week-long Egyptian-French forum ‘Making the Sustainable City’, bringing together a host of local and international actors to discuss solutions to the challenges faced by Egypt’s cities, a photo exhibition exploring the life of Cairo’s rooftops is also being held. The aim of the exhibition is to shed light on the rooftops of Cairo where Egyptians can not only find more affordable housing but also engage in various forms of social and economic practices that often fail to capture the view of the general public. Speaking to Egyptian Streets, Clémence Curty, affiliated with the French research institute CEDEJ and one of those behind the exhibition, said that the idea of the project was to show the diverse urban practices of the city and to make visible segments of the population that are often hidden from the casual observer. “The idea was to show people who are ‘hiding’ on roofs, what they are doing. The idea was to make visible people you don’t see every day […] and to show the diversity of [the city’s] activities,” Curty said. She points out that the project, which she carried out together…
Life on Cairo Rooftops: Exhibit Goes Beyond the Satellite Dishes
November 28, 2017
