Johannesburg, South Africa
Session 3: Sept 7 – Nov 8, 2008

Ismail Farouk is an urban geographer and artist working in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Farouk holds a Master’s degree in geography from the University of the Witwatersrand. His work explores and initiates creative responses to racial, social, political and economic injustice. Using a variety of media and tactics, ranging from public performances to web-based mapping applications, Farouk aims to empower and mobilize citizens in the struggle for social and spatial justice. Since his UFI Fellowship, Ismail Farouk has begun a doctoral program at the University of Cape Town, where he is also a lecturer in Urban Culture.

• UFI Project: Creative Strategies for a Spatial Justice Program
  Aug 24, 2009

  MAK Day Walkthrough of UFI Fellow Ismail Farouk’s exhibition, “Cancelled without Prejudice,” 11/5/08. Farouk at left with MAK Center Director Kimberli Meyer
  During his time in Los Angeles, Ismail Farouk identified and documented patterns of [...]