A Look at Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion's Amazing Art

Five art installations by four local and regional contemporary artists are now on display in Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion in Expo 2020.

The four artists and the five artworks are Zeinab Alhashemi (UAE) – Takween; Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim (UAE) – Hugs; Mohammed Kazem (UAE) – Directions (Expo 2020) and Measuring; and Ayman Zedani (Saudi Arabia) – Terrapolis.

One final artwork will be installed in the coming months. The piece, designed by an internationally renowned artist, will be situated in the inner core of the pavilion, at the heart of the building.

Zeinab Alhashemi’s Takween examines how the responsibility of humans and our planet are interdependent, with the two halves of the piece merging together to become one – what appears to be separate are in fact parts of the same, suggesting that man and nature thrive together.

Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim’s Hugs is an interactive installation forming reflective walk-through space where visitors are asked to examine how their values impact their decisions.

Mohammed Kazem first piece for the Sustainability Pavilion, Directions (Expo 2020), represents the geographic coordinates of worldwide visitors to the Expo site.

Kazem’s second piece, Measuring, invites viewers to reflect on the shifting nature of something as rational as ‘measurement,’ making us aware of both of our place in our environment, and how we value it.

Ayman Zedani’s Terrapolis uses a designed digital algorithm to transform their identities into digital organic entities that live in a simulation that reflects life from a parallel reality, blurring the distinction between life forms.

All artworks will live on as permanent installations during and after Expo 2020, when, as part of plans to create a meaningful and measurable long-term legacy, Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion will transform into a Children’s Science Centre within District 2020.

Expo 2020 Dubai will run from 1 October 2021 until 31 March 2022.

Image Source: WAM, DMO

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