Arab Design Now
February 2024“Wujood” Exhibited in Design Doha Biennial
Wujood is an animated tapestry woven together through a
mosaic of
electronic components. Illuminated by thousands of LED bulbs,
the piece
serves as a visual ode to the rooted nature of the Arabic
language, emulating
the fractal intricacies observed in nature, from the
smallest seed to the farthest star. The piece straddles traditional
craft and technology, presenting unfolding words through the rhythmic
glow of LED panels. It embarks on a linguistic journey, commencing with
the trilateral root Wajad or Wajd (to find/bliss), unfolding the expressions of Wujood (being or existence) and Wajdan (awareness or consciousness).
We worked with a team of two professors and four students. I assisted in screwing the piece together.
And I worked on making animations from the designs.