A short video of a desert installation—a glowing eye embedded in sand. It watches without movement, offering a presence that is neither machine nor myth. The desert becomes a sentient witness to time and passage, suggesting that even silence holds memory.
Eye of the Sand / Hasibur Rahman, Q M Naushadul Islam, Mariam Abdelrazek, Ahmed Bilal - Photo: Hasibur Rahman, Q M Naushadul Islam, Mariam Abdelrazek, Ahmed Bilal
Exhibit
Eye of the Sand
Hasibur Rahman (BD), Q M Naushadul Islam (BD), Mariam Abdelrazek (EG), Ahmed Bilal (PK)
Credits
Presented by the Interactive Media Program at NYUAD. Mentorship: Aaron Sherwood, Aya Riad, Michael Ang, Michael Shiloh, Sara Niroobakhsh, Nimrah Syed IM Instructors: Ume Hussain and Dustin Foster
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