Fouad Elkoury: Preserving Time

Fri 19 May 2023 - Sun 09 Jul 2023

The Photographers' Gallery Print Sales Gallery exhibition

Black and white photograph of people laying on the grass with a picnic. Person in the centre of the image has their head lowered, showing a straw sun hat

Fouad Elkoury: Preserving Time

Fri 19 May 2023 - Sun 09 Jul 2023

The Photographers' Gallery Print Sales Gallery exhibition

This event is part of our Past Programme

Preserving Time is the first exhibition in the Print Sales Gallery of work by acclaimed Lebanese photographer and filmmaker Fouad Elkoury (b. France, 1952.) 

Elkoury's photographic work portrays the turbulent past of the Middle East as well as daily life in the present. His work captures the devastation and chaos of conflict, alongside the mundanity of daily life, resilience, and moments of joy.

Elkoury currently lives between Paris, where he was born, and Beirut where he spent his formative years. In the late seventies Elkoury studied architecture in London, and although he turned to photography soon after graduating, an affinity for liminal space and appreciation for the architectural fabric of a city is evident throughout his powerful images.

If my images just show the event happening in front of me, the meaning of it will die when the event dies. For my pictures to be preserved in time, they had to be more symbolic.

Fouad Elkoury

Elkoury's distinctive approach boldly departs from traditional photojournalistic techniques in order to represent and reflect on the quieter realities of everyday life in the spectre of conflict. His images are marked by a defiantly poetic sensibility and a deep appreciation for the resilience of people and the landscapes affected.

Inket prints are available to purchase from the Print Sales Gallery, from between £2,700 - £12,000 + VAT. All profits from print sales supports The Photographers' Gallery's public programme.

Own art allows you to acquire the art you love and pay it back in 10 monthly instalments, completely interest free. 

Book cover Fouad Elkoury Passing Time

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"Passing Time" looks back at 60 years (from 1960 – 2017) of photographs taken in Lebanon by artist Fouad Elkoury.

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