Brigitte Kowanz presents «United in Diversity» at the 13th Cairo Biennial. Her installation was awarded the «Biennial Prize». The internationally renowned jury, consisting of Catherine David (Centre Pompidou), Teresa Grandas (MACBA), Amelia Jones (University of Southern California), Anabelle Ténèze (Les Abattoirs) and Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna), honoured Kowanz, whose contribution breaks up boundaries between virtual and real space and reflects on the opportunities, but also the dangers of new technology and social media.

Since its inception in 1984, the Cairo Biennale is considered one of the most important cultural events in the Middle East. Conceived and initially designed to explore contemporary art in the Arab world, the concepts of the successive artistic directors expanded the interest to the global international arena. The biennale is produced by the fine arts sector of the Egyptian ministry of culture, and the exhibition is spread over the entirety of all public spaces managed by the sector.