Japan to display a drawing by an Egyptian kid

CAIRO – 13 April 2017: Kanagawa Bennial, an international children’s art exhibition which took place in Japan in 2017, showed interest in preserving the work of a 13-year-old Egyptian girl, Nouran Taha, at the Kanagawa cultural center in Japan.

Taha’s work is set to be displayed at the center starting 30 August and will stay there for a month. The members of the jury were reportedly mesmerized by Taha’s work as she depicts the traditional Egyptian identity through simplicity and doodling.

The drawing is a doodled portrait of an early 20th century Egyptian man wearing a tarboush, a traditional men’s hat usually red, while doodles of authentic Egyptian patterns covers his kaftan, a traditional Arabic robe.

The jury specifically chose Taha’s drawing as it will serve as a cultural bridge between the Japanese and Egyptian culture when it is displayed for the public.

About 35 drawings by Egyptian children across Cairo participated in Kanagawa Bennial.
Established in 1981,Kanagawa Bennial exhibition is held every two years in a different country with the aim of collecting children’s artistic work from around the world in order to boost their creativity.