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Cairo's XR · 46th Edition

In the Blink of Light

Director

Doaa Darwish

Country

Egypt

Runtime

10 min

Language

English

Synopsis

Blink of Light is an immersive, interactive installation that invites visitors to reflect on the fragility of memory and truth in a world where much is hidden, forgotten, or erased. In complete darkness, participants use a flashlight to explore a space filled with fleeting fragments of images, texts, and sounds echoes of suppressed voices and forgotten histories. Each visitor chooses what to illuminate and what to leave unseen, revealing how we shape and limit our own understanding of reality. Combining noir aesthetics, interactive storytelling, and sensory minimalism.

Screenplay

Doaa Darwish

Producers

Doaa Darwish

About the Director

She is a new media artist, interaction designer, and educator whose work explores the role of technology in performance and storytelling. She creates interactive installations, audiovisual works, generative systems, and sound-based experiences that investigate the relationships between humans, machines, and narrative.