do it
Hoor Al Qasimi and Hans Ulrich Obrist
Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE
23 Jan 2016 - 23 Apr 2016
Publication :
- Languages: English and Arabic
- 357 pages
- Dimensions: height 20 x width 13 cm
- ISBN: 9789948446729
- Publisher: Sharjah Art Foundation
- Country of publication: United Arab Emirates
Co-curated by Sharjah Art Foundation Director Hoor Al Qasimi and Serpentine Gallery co-Director Hans Ulrich Obrist, do it بالعربي is a new iteration of the ongoing do it publication and exhibition project originally founded and curated by Obrist in 1993. do it بالعربي will be open to the public at Sharjah Art Foundation's Bait Al Shamsi from 23 January to 23 April 2016. On view will be a selection of artist instructions, some of which will have been previously realised and others which visitors can use to create art works of their own. Everyone is invited to join in the workshops, activations, performances and thought-provoking activities on one of the many Open Days, scheduled over the course of the exhibition. The do it بالعربي bilingual publication will include over 50 newly commissioned artist instructions, a selection of previously published instructions as well as essays that contextualise the project. This publication will also be the basis for a series of do it بالعربي exhibitions and events with institutions across the region, including Townhouse, Cairo, Al Riwaq, Manama, Darat Al Funun, Amman, Dar Al-Ma'Mûn, Marrakech, as well as with partners in Lebanon, Kuwait, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. These events are scheduled to take place in 2016 and 2017. At Sharjah Art Foundation, do it بالعربي will be realised through extensive collaborations with schools, universities and communities across the UAE, including Ajman Centre for Rehabilitation, American University of Sharjah, Al Tamkeen Centre, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, Sharjah International Book Fair, and University of Sharjah.
خط طيفي
ابحث داخل مساحة المعرض - أو خارجه - عن مصدر ضوء طبيعي
(لاحظ كيف تنير أشعة الضوء الفضاء (الجدران، الأرضية، السقف، الزوايا، إلخ
اغرس دبوس في بقعة مضيئة
لاحظ الظل المعكوس للدبوس
اغرس دبوس ثان عند نهاية الظل المعكوس للدبوس الأول
كرر العملية حتى تحصل على خط
حركات الشمس والسحاب ستتكفل بالباقي
Ghost line
1 - Search within the exhibition space - or outside - a source of natural light.
2 - Observe how the rays of light illuminate the space (walls, floor, ceiling, corners, etc.)
3 - Plant a pin in a lit area
4 - Observe the shadow of the pin
6 - Repeat the process until you obtain a line.
5 - Plant the second pin at the end of the shadow of the first pin.
7 - The movements of the sun and clouds will do the rest ...