RAYS OF ESSENCE
2022
laser, MIDI controller, sheer fabric
laser, MIDI controller, sheer fabric
Whether spoken or in ink, Arabic letterforms embody intrinsic meanings. Each letter, as part of a word, manifests nuance based on its contextual placement and individual spirit, creating a binding thread of connotations in every single unique word.
Experience these inherent characteristics, as you twist the knobs, and interact with the projected Arabic forms as individual beings. Discover what forms they might morph into and inhabit as they travel into the five sheer planes of language. From a letter to a complete narrative, the work aims to root the tools we use to shape our language, our heritage, and our identity, as we move into a future that we build, centered with our voices.
One focused laser beam draws the oscillating letterform over and over again. It moves at the speed of light, propelling us to imagine an alternative reality for Arabic. In this reality, Arabic letterforms are explored through computational tools and mathematical variables. Here, the letters drawn with light are unrestrained by the strokes and movements of a calligraphic pen. This is where new forms emerge.
A laser beam. Layers of sheers. A letterform.
You. Medium. Language.
Future. Space. Heritage.
Experience these inherent characteristics, as you twist the knobs, and interact with the projected Arabic forms as individual beings. Discover what forms they might morph into and inhabit as they travel into the five sheer planes of language. From a letter to a complete narrative, the work aims to root the tools we use to shape our language, our heritage, and our identity, as we move into a future that we build, centered with our voices.
One focused laser beam draws the oscillating letterform over and over again. It moves at the speed of light, propelling us to imagine an alternative reality for Arabic. In this reality, Arabic letterforms are explored through computational tools and mathematical variables. Here, the letters drawn with light are unrestrained by the strokes and movements of a calligraphic pen. This is where new forms emerge.
A laser beam. Layers of sheers. A letterform.
You. Medium. Language.
Future. Space. Heritage.
شعاع المعنى: العربية وواقعها البديل
تجسد الحروف العربية -منطوقةً أو مكتوبةً- المعاني العميقة للكلمة. يُظهر كل حرف -كجزء منال كلمة- فارقًا معنوياً بسيطًا بناءً على موضعه في الكلمة وصوته الخاص، مما يخلق كلمة فريدةً ذات طبقات عديدة من الدلالات
استكشف هذه الخصائص الأصيلة بتحريف الحروف و تفاعل مع الأشكال العربية ككيانات مستقلة. اكتشف الأشكال التي يمكن للحروف أن تأخذها في انتقالها بين المستويات الخمس للغة، من الحرف وإلى سياق كامل. يهدف العمل إلى تجذير الأدوات التي نستخدمها في لغتنا وتراثنا وهويتنا، ونحن ننتقل إلى مستقبل نبنيه، يتمحور حول أصواتنا
شعاع ليزر واحد مركّز يرسم الحرف المتذبذب مرارًا وتكرارًا، يتحرك بسرعة الضوء فيدفعنا إلى تخيل واقع بديل للغة العربية. تُكتشف أشكال الحروف العربية بأدوات الحوسبة والمتغيرات الرياضية دون أن تحد بضربات ورسم الريشة والأقلام؛ لتظهر أشكال جديدة
شعاع ليزر. طبقات قماش شفاف. شكل إلكتروني
أنت. وسيلة. لغة
مستقبل. مكان. موروث
By Hind Al Saad and Sara Khalid,
with sound design by Joshua Rodenberg,
and type design by Fatima Abbas
