Noura Al Kaabi: They presented photocopies of reality

5 Emirati creatives present their vision of reality

Noura Al Kaabi during her visit to the exhibition.

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Zayed University will hold an art exhibition to display the graduation projects of female students of the College of Arts and Creative Industries for the year 2021. The exhibition includes a number of creative ideas and creative concepts on community awareness, productivity, self-healing, self-expression and many more.

The Minister of Culture and Youth, and President of Zayed University Noura Al Kaabi, visited the exhibition, which is being held in Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi and will continue until July 26.

Noura Al Kaabi said, "Our students' impressions of the world around us and their artistic style of expressing it are very evident in their artworks. They were inspired by the ideas of their works from our reality, and they provided pictorial copies of it, embodying their views clearly."

Although the exhibition includes artworks, the students' attempts to present innovative solutions to pressing issues of interest to Emirati society and the world at large, such as challenges related to sustainability and unemployment, are of most interest.

Here is a look at the experiences:

Rahaf Al-Qahtani

Rahaf chose to launch a social awareness campaign entitled (Hope for the Hopeless), based on her interest in changing her community’s negative view of the psychiatrist’s visit. “The idea for this project emerged after long reflections on the experiences of the people around me, As a graphic designer, this sparked my interest and I felt that I could make a difference by spreading awareness.

I hope that my project will be able to break the stereotyped image of society about mental health.”

Maha Al Muhairbi

Maha designed a café that holds indoor gardening workshops, and she talks about her project saying: “The Plant Shop is characterized by a comfortable environment that gives its visitors a peaceful experience thanks to the plants distributed throughout, which purify the atmosphere and build us a bridge to shake hands with nature.

In addition, gardening has today become one of the favorite hobbies of many people around the world, because of its psychological benefits in reducing stress and increasing focus, productivity and activity.”

Maitha Al-Amira

Bint Maitha Al-Ameera is an anthropomorphic who embodies human feelings and probes the depths of personality by combining astrology, astronomy and poetry.

“I focused on the journey of self-recovery and self-expression,” Maitha explains.

I tried to research the relationship that combines three forms of human self-expression, and I am specifically interested in the way these three elements coalesce together, to understand the journey that man goes through in an attempt to discover himself, which is like a journey to probe the depths of feelings and the world of space.

Iman Al-Mahri

Iman Al-Mahri has created a 2D animated movie called (Kitsun and Ved'ma), inspired by Russian and Japanese folk tales.

Commenting on the project, Iman says: “Since I have poor eyesight, I wanted to present a glimpse into the world as I see it, and explore the role of animation and stories as a means of tangible cultural impact through the messages it contains, and through my project I seek to convey a clear message that draws the attention of viewers , according to the hero of the movie (the Fox Kitsun), who is punished by law for his actions, to later become a good fox after he meets the witch (Vedma) who helps him in his journey to advance himself.

Khadija Awad

The project of Khadija Awad Organic Agriculture (GARSshop), and the project of Mohsina bin Amr, who developed a digital platform to adopt stray animals, which she called (Ehsan Ihssan -), and our student's creativity in the digital field did not stop there. Mariam Al-Rumaithi designed a website called ( Sustainable - Sustain) explains the importance of living sustainably, and deals with sustainability issues in depth within the UAE. Maha Al Nasser's project came under the title (Media Profiling of Arabs and Muslims).

• Maha Al Muhairbi designed a café that holds indoor gardening workshops.

• Bint Maitha Al-Ameera is an anthropomorphic that embodies human feelings and probes the depths of the personality.

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