Youssef Nabil's The Beautiful Voyage at The Third Line
The Third Line gallery presents a solo exhibition by Youssef Nabil (b. Egypt, 1972) titled The Beautiful Voyage, featuring recent hand-colored photographs and the regional debut of his fourth video. The works explore memory, exile, and fate, inspired by Constantine P. Cavafy's poem Ithaka (1911). Nabil hand-paints black-and-white silver gelatin prints, making each edition unique. The exhibition includes split-composition photographs like No one knows but the Sky (2019) and self-portraits with transparent layers such as What the future holds (2021). The video The Beautiful Voyage (2021) stars Charlotte Rampling and features Nabil's mother reciting Cavafy's poem. Bob Colacello contributed an essay, and Dr. Layla S. Diba wrote the exhibition text. The show runs at The Third Line in Dubai.
Key facts
- Solo exhibition by Youssef Nabil at The Third Line
- Title: The Beautiful Voyage
- Includes recent hand-colored photographs and fourth video
- Video features actress Charlotte Rampling
- Nabil's mother recites Cavafy's poem Ithaka in the video
- First time Nabil appears as actor in his video
- Bob Colacello and Dr. Layla S. Diba contributed essays
- Exhibition explores themes of exile, fate, and memory
Entities
Artists
- Youssef Nabil
- Charlotte Rampling
- Constantine P. Cavafy
- Bob Colacello
- Dr. Layla S. Diba
Institutions
- The Third Line
Locations
- Egypt
- Cairo
- Dubai