Emirates News Agency – “Cheka” showcases masterpieces of photography and digital arts

DUBAI, 3 March / WAM / The eleventh edition of Sikka Art and Design Festival, held at Al Fahidi Historic Neighborhood, showcases masterpieces of photography and digital arts.

For the elite artists of the Emirates and the world. The festival, which will continue until March 5, has become a destination for photography enthusiasts as the “House 22” (House of Photography) has its walls decorated with the aesthetics of the images it has taken. 5 photographers from the Emirates and Syria.

In it, Noura Al Neyadi appears in a series of recent and rare photographs of Lake Kulta d’Archi, which she calls “the sea of ​​camels”.

Shouk Abdullah presented the “personal protective equipment” developed and commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Youth as the cover of a research study, Exploring the Vibrancy of Cultural and Creative Industries in the UAE. Ministry of Culture and Youth Resilience and Recovery during the Pandemic” For the photographer Saeed Ibrahim Al-Hadar, he presents his series. Films” in which he expresses the strength of the spirit of women, and a series that emphasizes the tenacity of traditions despite the changes in public culture.

Photographer Mohammed Al-Masmi, supported by the “Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center”, takes the visitors of the festival on a long journey, during which he crosses the world of celestial bodies and reaches the “Andromeda Galaxy”. Using binoculars and an astronomical camera, Syrian Walid al-Madani navigates life in industrial areas within the country to reflect the state of balance these vibrant regions enjoy.

Digital art, on the other hand, appears in “House 28” (Digital Arts House), which showcases a group of innovative artistic ideas and visions bearing the imprints of 14 artists from the UAE and the world.

With Ripple, Emirati artists Saeed Al-Madani and Ahmed Al-Attar have created an audio-dynamic installation that combines art and robots. The work appears to be an attempt to explore concepts of identity in an era of technology and mechanization.

Emirati Mohammed Al-Mansouri presents his work “Jawwal”, and Emirati woman Aseel Al-Mansouri participates in her work “Golden Moments”, and Emirati woman Fawaqi Muhammad Al-Jaabi appears in her work “Untitled”. He should utilize his full potential.

Artist Reem Al Mazrouei participates in his work “Our Special Light”, and artist Rashid Al Mazrouei presents an image produced by artificial intelligence and titled “The Morning of Eid”, a series of verbally transmitted interpretations of what constitutes Emirati identity. Passed down through generations. House 28 hosts the online exhibition “Buzzard”, which is the result of a collective collaboration between a group of Emirati artists after realizing the need to connect creators with the digital community.

Azerbaijani artist Orkhan Mammadov presents his digital icon “Relic” (Old Thing), in which he uses artificial intelligence to reinvent the designs of traditional carpets in the region, to explore the meaning of digital technology as a tool for creativity, American Patrick Lichte, Compressive Still Life, a collaboration between humans and artificial artists. Asks the question of possibility.

For her part, the Egyptian Dalia Osama Omran, with her work “ED, Ego, Super Ego”, presented an artistic group like a “triptych” (triptych) that she created based on Surrealism and Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. As Iranian artist Suhail Hosseini expressed his interest in all things “unreal” in his artwork based on a series of bird-like creatures from South Korea, the site “Monty” seemed to connect with viewers. and touch content.