in the whole time that I’ve lived in Pakistan I may have gone inside a mosque
Pakistan I may have gone inside a mosque
Pakistan I may have gone inside a mosque maybe five times and it may have been
maybe five times and it may have been
maybe five times and it may have been only because of tourism so I’ve never
only because of tourism so I’ve never
only because of tourism so I’ve never actually gone inside a mosque to pray
that was a public space that could have
that was a public space that could have been a world of creativity for women but
been a world of creativity for women but
been a world of creativity for women but they are not allowed to be in there
they are not allowed to be in there
they are not allowed to be in there culturally
taking that world of creativity that was
taking that world of creativity that was kept away from me I’m using that create
kept away from me I’m using that create
kept away from me I’m using that create this
my awareness of the alhambra was from a
my awareness of the alhambra was from a very early age being there I kind of
very early age being there I kind of
very early age being there I kind of realized how important that
realized how important that
realized how important that architectural space is for both the east
architectural space is for both the east
architectural space is for both the east and the west because that’s where the
and the west because that’s where the
and the west because that’s where the east and the west met the artisans were
east and the west met the artisans were
east and the west met the artisans were not just Muslims they were Jewish as
not just Muslims they were Jewish as
not just Muslims they were Jewish as well as Christians who were brought in
well as Christians who were brought in
well as Christians who were brought in because of their ability to create
because of their ability to create
because of their ability to create beautiful environments in my imagination
beautiful environments in my imagination
beautiful environments in my imagination or romantically I kind of thought what a
or romantically I kind of thought what a
or romantically I kind of thought what a beautiful jewel set in time with all of
beautiful jewel set in time with all of
beautiful jewel set in time with all of these things happening around it it’s
these things happening around it it’s
these things happening around it it’s created this metaphor of Union and then
created this metaphor of Union and then
created this metaphor of Union and then to compare it to our times now it became
to compare it to our times now it became
to compare it to our times now it became very relevant in my opinion to use it as
very relevant in my opinion to use it as
very relevant in my opinion to use it as a symbol where we can maybe strive to be
a symbol where we can maybe strive to be
a symbol where we can maybe strive to be at that moment again
at that moment again
at that moment again and so Al Hamra became like a linchpin
and so Al Hamra became like a linchpin
and so Al Hamra became like a linchpin to create the project around
the photos are what I used to remind
the photos are what I used to remind myself of what I had seen and then draw
myself of what I had seen and then draw
myself of what I had seen and then draw from that so they allow me to not have
from that so they allow me to not have
from that so they allow me to not have an exact replica but it allows me to
an exact replica but it allows me to
an exact replica but it allows me to create an interpretation of the design
create an interpretation of the design
create an interpretation of the design that I saw
I wanted to use a really strong light
I wanted to use a really strong light that would really shine and create
that would really shine and create
that would really shine and create strong crisp shadows so the wattage on
strong crisp shadows so the wattage on
strong crisp shadows so the wattage on this bulb is about 600 watts the object
this bulb is about 600 watts the object
this bulb is about 600 watts the object is small but it has this big presence
is small but it has this big presence
is small but it has this big presence because of the light so it changes the
because of the light so it changes the
because of the light so it changes the environment into this Cathedral like
environment into this Cathedral like
environment into this Cathedral like space or a mosque like space that
space or a mosque like space that
space or a mosque like space that becomes extremely full so it’s no longer
becomes extremely full so it’s no longer
becomes extremely full so it’s no longer that object that’s only six and a half
that object that’s only six and a half
that object that’s only six and a half feet square but it’s like encompassing
feet square but it’s like encompassing
feet square but it’s like encompassing the entire space
when I walk through it of a new
when I walk through it of a new walkthrough it becomes very experiential
walkthrough it becomes very experiential
walkthrough it becomes very experiential because the light casts the shadows on
because the light casts the shadows on
because the light casts the shadows on our body so we become part of the
our body so we become part of the
our body so we become part of the environment
it allows everybody of every
it allows everybody of every denomination color race creed sexuality
denomination color race creed sexuality
denomination color race creed sexuality to be in that space because it’s a place
to be in that space because it’s a place
to be in that space because it’s a place of beauty people are coming to see it
of beauty people are coming to see it
of beauty people are coming to see it because it is creating an environment
because it is creating an environment
because it is creating an environment that makes them welcome in it that to me
that makes them welcome in it that to me
that makes them welcome in it that to me is very important
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