Media arts, space and politics: Ahmed Basiony and the transmission of resonance

This paper explores the idea of resonance, as theorised by Argentinian anthropologist Gaston Gordillo, to understand the work of Egyptian media artist Ahmed Basiony. Gordillo argues that resonance acted as a productive force in the creation and transmission of the uprising in Tahrir Square during the so-called Arab Spring. Following Gordillo, I argue that Basiony's work Thirty Days Running the Place, garners its power from tapping into and conducting resonance to its audience.