The most comprehensive book yet about the Egyptian-German artist Susan Hefuna was developed in the course of a close dialog with the editor, Hans Ulrich Obrist. Hefuna has been working in the media of drawing, photography, installation and video since the early 1990s. Shes uses these various techniques to intertwine levels of meaning and reflect many-layered codes, which she interprets in both concrete and abstract manners.

Pars Pro Toto presents numerous new works by the versatile artist: Mashrabiya screens, vitrines on the streets of Cairo, masks, fabric works and drawings. Many of the Cairo works were created in workshops, on the street, or in private homes. From these recent works, the book traces an arc back to earlier video works by the artist.

The interviews conducted by Hans Obrist wish Susan Hefuna and Sudanese author Tayeb Salih are supplemented with poems by famous Syrian poet Adonis.

- Kehrer Verlag