LAST CHANCE White

The annual Faculty exhibition of the Academy of Visual Arts at the University of the Arts, Sharjah. The curator is Tor Seidel, filmmaker and lecturer in photography and video at the Academy, and his statement includes this summary of the show: “I invited my colleagues at the academy to explore the theme of ‘white’ and to imagine it as a colour, as light, as a concept, and as a memory. A sculptor works with malleable materials, carves stone, fires it in a kiln, and casts it in a foundry. Each process is an immersion in colour and in the questions of line and form, which light can express in very different ways. A printmaker will consider which colours to use and what role white plays in the tones and in accentuation. The painter faces similar questions; he can draw on chiaroscuro techniques to create a dramatic scene. Painters face similar questions; they can use chiaroscuro techniques to create a dramatic scene. Photographers, film and video artists, and animators are particularly dependent on light as a fundamental element of their work: if they don’t want to rely on automated processes, they face complex issues. But these are merely technical and aesthetic issues that need to be resolved. First, however, the artist must fathom the mystery of white …”

Exhibiting:

Georgina Abood interior architect, designer, researcher
Mohamed Yousif sculptor, educator
Muatasim Alkubaisy sculptor, educator
Alina Erimia fashion designer, educator
Muhammad Asad Iqbal multimedia designer
Thaier Helal painter
Iman Ibrahim designer, associate professor at the College of Design
Andreea Lonhardt textile artist, fashion designer, lecturer
Tor Seidel artist, curator, lecturer
Joshua Watts visual artist, printmaker
Maryam Al Qassimi visual artist