Mystery Pieces By Khaled Mahrez

This book is like a record of a special part of my life, a very private part of my life; on the artistic and conceptual levels. Between the years 2002 and 2006, I had dived into the Egyptian history and explored how I - as a designer - can relate to it from architectural, sculptural, or applied arts perspectives.

As I worked on these mystery pieces, I treated each as an artwork, and still as functional matter. I tried to express concepts, beliefs, stories, and scenes from our daily lives or others from our far ancient heritage; to which we originally belong.

At some point in time, these pieces were created, and reside now in some appreciating homes. Now all that is left here are photos and memories.

That's why this book is here to tell their stories; hoping it can commemorate their existence and act as guidance for all those who love Egyptian art and wish to know more about it, or wish to be inspired.