50 works by 42 artists in 'Tashkeel', embodying the adaptation to 'the pandemic'

"Covid dialogues" ... artistic experiences in light of "Corona"

• The exhibition presented methods of interacting with the Coronavirus through technical and personal experiences.

  Photography: Patrick Castillo

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More than 40 artists have produced artworks presented at the "Covid Dialogues" exhibition, which opened at the Tashkeel Center in Dubai, finally, to embody the exhibition an account of artistic experiences and journeys exploring artists to adapt to the Corona pandemic and its consequences.

The works presented by the exhibition, amounting to nearly 50 works by 42 artists, represent the human capacity to overcome difficulties and adapt to new circumstances, as well as highlight the creative community that the UAE embraces from many countries, including: Tunisia, Yemen, Morocco, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Spain, the United Kingdom, and other countries.

The works presented in the exhibition present methods of interacting with the Corona virus, through artistic and personal experiences, and how artists replaced the media they used to use in their art, due to the conditions associated with quarantine.

The works also show the clear change in the topics they deal with, which are related to issues specific to the pandemic, such as health, loss, death, disease, faith, human relations, isolation, family and social distancing, as the influential stories in the exhibition can be described as providing a kind of comfort and solace to all affected by the pandemic and its consequences.

The paintings in the exhibition touch the daily stories that we have lived through under the pandemic. The Emirati artist Azza Al Qubaisi presented a work of cement, wires and wood under the title: “The Impression of Covid” for the group of paws that were on the first line of defense, where she presented, through the work, a salute to the first line of defense. The care and care he provided to the people at that stage, embodying this union and solidarity in placing the paws on each other, and how unity was the only way out of the crisis.

The Emirati artist, Jumah Al-Hajj, also expressed the concept of union through a painting in which he presented the red lines that he inspired from the Chinese culture, which confirms the interconnectedness of human beings with a red thread that cannot be seen, expressing through work about the interconnectedness that arose between humans under the shadow of "Corona", especially Many people have resorted to social media, to maintain the state of interconnectedness and get rid of the state of boredom. These means helped to preserve the old relationships and renew the conversations with strangers.

new ideas

These ideas, which were associated with "Covid-19", were met by other works whose materials were linked to the pandemic, including the works of the artist Anna Escobar, who found from her head hair a distinctive material to present works of art, as she used her hair to weave fabrics with it, and through sewing with hair, artistic forms are found. A variety of embroideries on white fabrics, to highlight the concept of adapting to circumstances, especially since she loved embroidery since childhood, so she used her hair as a real thread for embroidery with it.

As for the Yemeni artist, Bushra Al-Mutawakel, she worked to photograph herself and her daughters during the stone period, and talked about her work, saying: “The pandemic has changed a lot in this world, but despite all the precautionary measures such as quarantine and wearing gloves and masks, she bore some positive details, including Families gathered, and life calmed down, and the importance of all things in our lives, material and immaterial, emerged.

Al-Mutawakel pointed out that the pictures that she took call for optimism that all this will pass, noting that the experience as a whole carried a psychological balance, as she worked to be more optimistic, especially since she believes that art is a message of hope documenting what is happening.

She pointed out that the state of documentation carried out by art, even if it was for bad experiences, is in itself a positive thing, as the environment surrounding the artist and what is happening in his community is the starting and ending point of his artistic world.

For her part, the Lebanese lawyer, Sarah Qirdahi, participated in the exhibition with an artistic work titled "Junoon", which she filmed at home while she was dancing the holahup, which is her first work, noting that her artistic experience is the first, as this dance was a psychological treatment for her in the stone experiment. Health, especially since Dubai was one of the cities where people felt fortunate during the crisis.

She noted that the dance was the experience that helped her to cross the stage, especially since her house was faced with glass, so when she danced on the glass, she felt from the reflection of her image that she was flying in the air with the city and the lights, despite her presence inside the house.

Qirdahi pointed out that her husband helped her in photography, and through the videos she created the artwork, indicating that she presented the work to Tashkeel and took the adventure because art and creativity are just a talent, and she is not afraid of criticism, but on the contrary it carries a lot of freedom, as it expresses itself without thinking People think about work.

"Pandemic" and art

Director of Marketing and Sales at Tashkeel Center, Karam Hour, spoke to Emirates Today about the exhibition, saying: “The exhibition opened the door for participation for artists residing in the Emirates, to present their works that they worked on producing, during the period of (Covid-19), and there was a response from the artists. To present the impact of (the pandemic) on their art, their lives, and the people around them.

He pointed out that the exhibition collected approximately 42 artists and 50 works, explaining that the selection of works was based on dialogue between works in general, especially since many artists presented their experience during the stone and during the pandemic, so the topics were expressive of some personal feelings and experiences, which the artists were affected by. .

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- The influential stories in the exhibition provide a kind of sympathy and solace for all affected by the pandemic.

- Anna Escobar used her head hair to present works of art, and Bushra Al-Mutawakel worked on photographing herself and her daughters, and Sarah Qirdahi shared a video of her dancing the holophone.

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