07.2019_What’s On_ 49CULTURE
/WORKSHOP/
Build your own
pinhole camera
This two-day photography
masterclass invites
participants to explore the
photography exhibition at
Louvre Abu Dhabi, where
they will discover pre-digital
photographic techniques,
and build a simple pinhole
camera to experiment with
composition, space and
light. They will then
develop their film using
primary techniques.
July 5 and 6
a Manarat Al Saadiyat
(MAS) Photography Studio
in collaboration with Louvre
Abu Dhabi. Manarat Al
Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi. Dh168
per participant, 3pm to
6pm. Tel: (600) 565566.
louvreabudhabi.ae/PERFORMANCE/
A Behanding in Spokane
This 2010 black comedy by award-winning Irish
playwright Martin McDonagh is being directed by
Gautam Goenka for H72 Productions. Set in the US,
the language is strong and the story set inside a seedy
hotel room is bizarrely humourous.
July 27 to 29
a The Junction, Unit 72, Alserkal Avenue, Street 8,
Al Quoz, Dubai. Dh100. 3.30pm and 7.30pm. Tel:
(04) 3388525. thejunctiondubai.com
/EXHIBITION/
Jameel Prize 5
A collaboration between the V&A museum in London and Art Jameel, the Jameel Prize
was founded in 2009 to award contemporary artists and designers inspired by Islamic
design and visual culture. The Jameel Prize 5 exhibition presents works by the joint prize
winners – Iraqi artist Mehdi Moutashar and Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum –
plus those by the prize’s shortlisted artists and designers.
Runs throughout the summer
a Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai. Sat to Thur 10am to 8pm. Fri noon
12pm to 10pm. Tel: (04) 8739800. jameelartscentre.org
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Iranian artist Kamrooz
Aram with an installation
exploring minimalism02
Jordan- and Dubai-
based graphic designer
and architect duo
naqsh collective,
who make traditional
Palestinian weaving
from contemporary
wooden inlay03
The figurative paintings
from Iraqi-born artist
Hayv Kahraman04
Bahraini fashion designer
Hala Kaiksow who
uses natural materials
to design her modern
collection05
A light installation from
Moroccan multimedia
artist Younes Rahmoun06
Pakistani painter Wardha
Shabbir, an expert in
miniature painting6 OTHER
ARTISTS TO
CATCH AT
THE JAMEEL
PRIZE 5
EXHIBITION