In 2010, Tom Bogaert embarked on a two year Grand Tour of the Near East to work on ‘Impression, proche orient' (IPO) an art project referencing issues relevant to the contemporary Near East society including politics, artistic identity, the new Arabs and the local cuisine. The artist’s intention is to interpret understandings (or lack thereof) of the region from the inside out into relevant contemporary visual art.

The first tangible results of Bogaert’s work on the IPO project were available to be viewed while on a residency at Makan Art Space in Amman, Jordan from March to April 2010.

In the summer of 2010 Tom Bogaert will be based in Syria where he will be working on the second chapter of ‘Impression, proche orient'.

The final IPO results - in the form of a new site-specific installation - will be presented in New York City in 2013.

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