When thinking about the concept for her exhibition that is currently showing in Sharjah’s newest art space, 1971, Jamal Tayara-Baroudy wanted to create paradise within four walls. She took inspiration from descriptions of the Gardens of Paradise in the Quran and kept the work purposely abstract.
“I am a spiritual person and the ideas of paradise and what is beyond death are fascinating to me, but it is not there in front of your eyes, you need to imagine it. In the Quran, there are some details but nothing too specific, because Allah gives us space to imagine our own utopia; with my work, I want people to feel their own Paradise.”
Garden After is an immersive installation that covers the floor and the walls of the 1971 space with a geometric pattern that Tayara-Baroudy designed.
The art consists mostly of black-and-white triangular shapes, interspersed with turquoise blue. The only object in the room is a small fountain. Sounds of birdsong are emitted from large speakers to transport the viewer into a world of water and shade.
“In the Quran, although plants such as dates, olives and fig trees are mentioned, the most common descriptions of the Gardens mention rivers and shade, so I deliberately chose blue and installed the fountain to evoke that feeling.
“I also added black and white, because then it is all about shapes and feeling rather than prescribed images.”
Original article by Anna Seaman
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In her Sharjah exhibition, Jamal Tayara-Baroudy’s patterns evoke the Gardens of Paradise
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