Marwan Bassiouni
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Marwan Bassiouni (born 1985)[1] is a photographer born in Switzerland and living in the Netherlands. His main topic is interaction between Islam and Western culture.[2][3]
Bassiouni was born in Morges, Vaud, Switzerland.[1] He studied photography at Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.[4]
Work
In 2019, Bassiouni published the book New Dutch Views which shows Dutch landscapes and cityscapes seen from the interiors of mosques in the Netherlands through the windows.[1] In the same year, he had a solo exhibition at The Hague Museum of Photography.[3][5] In 2021, a photograph by Bassiouni (New Dutch Views #12) was included in the Netherlands Photo Museum's permanent exhibition Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography, consisting of 99 photographs.[6]
