DOHA: Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Education City Mosque is currently running ‘Deconstructing the Sacred’, an exhibition by emerging Doha artist Othman Al Khunji.
The exhibition is an open invitation to people from different cultural backgrounds and religious faiths to embrace each other’s similarities and differences. Al Khunji, who graduated in 2015 with a MFA in Design from Virginia Commonwealth School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), a QF partner university, said: “I’m extremely pleased to have been offered the opportunity to showcase my art at Education City Mosque’s gallery, as I can’t think of a better fit for the nature of my work. I feel the venue brings together people from all backgrounds, where they can engage in open dialogue on the religious, cultural, and social issues that my artworks address.”
‘Deconstructing the Sacred’ is Al Khunji’s first solo exhibition in Qatar, and features interactive installations created through the use and application of innovative technology, including 3D printing, Arduino technology, laser cutting, neon glass heat bending, and water jet engraving.
Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to see a host of Al Khunji’s artworks including his artworks that were exhibited at The Fuorisalone, Milan Design Week 2018. The exhibition, which officially opened to the public on June 9, will run until the end of September 2018.
