Visit the VCUarts Qatar Exhibition, where tradition meets technology in captivating ways. Immerse yourself in rich cultural narratives, visual arts, innovative computational designs and poetic journeys that bridge the past and present. This exhibition invites you to explore the interplay between heritage and technology.
While deeply connected, the complex relationship between language and meaning can be subject to ambiguity, interpretation, and cultural variation, reflecting the intricate nature of human communication. Within the context of the Southwest Asia, North Africa (SWANA) region, where myriad languages, dialects and cultural influences intersect, the relationship between language and meaning becomes inherently multifaceted. Language can serve as both a bridge and a barrier, weaving together divergent threads of history, tradition and identity. Varying media and mediating technological forms can give rise to complexities and nuances that defy simple interpretation. Fractal Fables invites viewers to engage with language not merely as a means of communication but as a lens through which to explore conceptions of meaning within diverse perspectives and experiences rooted in the SWANA and the Far East regions.
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Luminance: A Narrative Lidar Experience
Rogsh Emmanuel Garcia (PH)
This immersive game invites players to explore the narratives of Filipino culture through the use of LiDAR technology.
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The Desert and the Sea
Erika Tsuchiya (US), Nada Abdo (EG), Ayza Sheikh (PK), Syed Navi (PK)
Based on a poem by Qatari poet Saoud Al-Kuwari, The Desert and the Sea aims to create an immersive experience through VR and spatialized sound. With 360-degree footage from the desert and sea, the project seeks to enhance the sensation of immersion through a frameless video format.
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UNFOLDING REMEMBRANCE
Hind Al Saad (QA)
Principles of early Islamic art can be surveyed as a precursor to early computational art. Even though they live in separate eras of time and location, they have threads connecting them through their underlying structures – arithmetic, harmony and the concept of the infinite.
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Wujood
Basma Hamdy (EG), Shima Aeinehdar (IR), Selma Fejzullaj (AL), Levi Hammett (US)
Wujood is an animated tapestry woven together through a mosaic of electronic components.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (QA)
VCUarts Qatar is the Qatar campus of Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia (USA). Established in 1998 through a partnership with the Qatar Foundation, the school offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Kinetic Imaging, Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Painting and Printmaking, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Design.
Credits
Wujood: Basma Hamdy, Shima Aeinehdar, Selma Fejzullaj, Levi Hammett
UNFOLDING REMEMBRANCE: folding Islamic principles into pondering machines: Hind Al Saad
The Desert and the Sea: Erika Tsuchiya, Ayza Sheikh, Syed Navi
Luminance: Rogsh Emmanuel Garcia
