(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar Museums (QM) Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani has inaugurated the "Changing Gates" art exhibition at the Fire Station.
Running until December 31, the exhibition, which culminated the 9th Artist in Residence (AIR) Programme at the station, showcases the artworks of 15 artists, including Salha al-Subaie, Reem al-Shammari, Sarah al-Nuaimi, Ghalia al-Mahmoudi, and Lulwah al-Mughaiseeb from Qatar.
The others are Alaa al-Barazi from Syria, Alexandrine Gueran from France, Surabhi Jaykhawadd from India, Khaled al-Arabi and Reham Mohammed from Sudan, Naeema al-Mujdoubah from Jordan, Nada al-Kharashi from Egypt, John Venditti from Canada, Fatima al-Siddique from Pakistan, and Natalia Mejhia from Colombia.
The artworks reflect their predilections, sources of inspiration, as well as the diverse materials they leverage to implement their ideas, from a combination of multimedia that includes sound, light, colours, metals, and ceramics.
Reem al-Shammari told the Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the AIR helped her promote her artistic interests, blending her expertise as a jewellery designer holding a patent for engraving the eye imprint on precious metals.
She employed clay and other media, along with colours, to construct an epochal obelisk reflecting the eye imprint civilisation, drawing inspiration from the obelisk as a document in the architecture of ancient civilisations
Al-Shammari further indicated that her works are inspired by heritage themes through artistic and aesthetic approaches, integrating contemporary techniques.
Fatima al-Siddique told the QNA of the AIR experience included studios that are well-retrofitted, the station's supervision, the artists' interaction with one another, and the sharing of expertise.
She stated that she showcased five artworks in the exhibition, along with a mural painted on a table cover, in which she drew inspiration from her cultural heritage, represented in traditions, food culture, fashion, and colours, reshaping them across the canvases in a celebration of hues and forms within this rich cultural blend.
The exhibition is part of "Evolution Nation", an 18-month campaign that pays tribute to Qatar's cultural pathway spanning the past 50 years since the inception of the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ). – QNAHE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani Changing Gates Fire Station

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