Made from recycled materials
Ain Expo .. "Beit Al Hamour" invites visitors to form art sculptures from "coral reefs"
School students draw paintings using the "batik" technique.
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"Expo 2020 Dubai" yesterday unveiled "Bait Al Hamour", a pioneering environmental and artistic project, inaugurating the first monument of coral reefs at the site of the international event, aiming to provide a growing experience that turns into a distinctive art sculpture from now until March of next year. .
Bait Al Hamour invited visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai to attend one of the workshops organized by the venue to form their live art sculptures of coral reefs made from recycled materials, to be erected later alongside other artworks.
The opening ceremony of "Beit Al Hamour", which was organized in the "Opportunity Square" at "Expo 2020", brought together various segments of society, including artists, students and families.
The project showcased a hanging mural made of bio-tissue depicting marine life, made by a number of school students using batik technology and sustainable dyes.
In addition to the "Group Fish Sculpture", made of ghost nets (lost and neglected fishing nets at sea) by Australian artist, Sue Ryan.
Dulsco Environmental Solutions, the integrated solutions provider and the official partner for waste management at Expo 2020 Dubai, a local Emirati company established in 1935, announced its support for the Bait Al Hamour project, by donating it with materials that are disposed of through waste to be used as decorative fibers. Which visitors to "Expo 2020" can use to make additions to the artistic sculptures of coral reefs.
Dulsco stated that it will provide the project with special waste containers, which it intends to convert into "artistic boxes" that embody the marine environment, and are inspired by an artistic movement called "The Art of Weaving and Spinning" by a team of knitting experts residing in the UAE, where one basket will be unveiled. New every month for the duration of the international event.
Dr. Hayat Shams El Din, Senior Vice President of Arts and Culture at Expo 2020 Dubai, said: “Our project targets all segments of society, and invites all visitors to think about the importance of the oceans and their resources in achieving food security and human well-being, and that they provide an indispensable basis for addressing global warming and biodiversity degradation.