Jeddah: Bait Shahab Arts Residency of the Uttar Foundation in Al -Balad district gathered a filmmaker, curator and two artists, which promoted inter -support in the eight -week program.

The cycle of dynamic stories explored the subject of movement through diverse lenses and turned the historical Bait Shobeb into an active partner in the creative process.

The exhibition, which was opened last month as part of the Islamic Arts Baynil, welcomed visitors to observe the translation of the cultural and historical essence of Jeddah through contemporary art.

Ibrahim Romeman, director and senior program manager of the Ether Foundation, highlighted the impact of the program and told Arab News: “Every resident’s ‘movement’ became invited to change stories, places and identities. How do you meet each other?

“Together, his work offered a full -fledged response to the theme, which presented an inter -epithet outlook, which removed the historical historical.”

Sudanese artist Rind Al -Rabi has created a poetic video installation that removes the cultural and construction heritage of Jeddah and Sakin, Sudan’s port cities.

His project looks for non -documentary and incomprehensible aspects of collective memory. He told Arab News: “Living life between Frankfurt, Khartoum and Jeddah has fed my practice in various content and misunderstandings. This forced me to ask that I was a global and local consensus. I consider reviewing and reviewing my understanding about it.

Feature of sensory elements such as sound skips containing everyday cooking utensils, its installation establishs a deep connection to cultural memory. “Sounds and moving images act as ships that challenge our understanding of reality. They infiltrated our speculation and highlighted the neglected aspects of our existence.

Filmmaker Nada al -Majdi encouraged the hedgehizing folk tales to create a great story that combines the performance, textile and moving images without interruption. His dual -room installation turned his studio into the theater set, and invited the visitors to travel over time.

Al -Mujdedi explained: “I wanted to blur the lines between the actors and the observers, Identify a deep reflection on identity and memory.”

Talking about his point of view until the theme, he added: “For me, the movement is physical beyond. It makes the unseen embedded – a permanent, prepared strength of imagination through time and space, ‘quantum dance This concept led to the search for my heirs, where I linked the heritage with the newly developed urban legends.

“By drowning myself in the dynamic life and stories of Al -Balad, and impressing me with Bait Showb and Visiting butterfly, I created Haleema, a healing urban fiction that is influenced by the stories of these women. Who once lived in those places. “

Considering his creative process, Al -Mujdedi said: “My job does a story and a active partner in a story and a active partner in the story, works personal work with a re -imagined space. To be part of this residence There was a enriched experience that allowed us to find al -Balad’s dynamic cultural tapestry and participate in his individual stories in his sustainable story.

Similarly, another artist, Vietnamese curator and cultural activist, Nahat Quewu, discovered the temporary dates of Jeddah immigrant communities, and focuses on his project around Al -Shafi Mosque, a cultural exchange center.

When I arrived at Al -Balad, I was attracted to the stories of its physical environment and the laborers who maintain historical Jeddah. First, the barrier of the language made it difficult to connect, but my discovery of the Al -Shafi mosque changed everything.

“The eyes of the people gathered for the Iftar, despite their differences, unite with faith, encourages me to represent their stories.

Talking about how architecture revealed his creative perspective, he said: “architecture became a vessel for these stories, this is the place where diverse communities mix together . Using more than 70 meters of fabric to replace plastic sofa in the mosque, I allowed to absorb joint foods and human connectivity.

“Fabrics marked by food pieces, oil stains and crease, became a solid record of collective memory. To me, the real inspiration comes from people whose lives and routines have been rich tapestry of these spaces. Creating.

Riyadh -based artist and architect, Hafifa Alex, has installed a site -related mobile in Bait Shuib’s ladder or Manor, which has sought mutual interference between mobility, space and construction elements.

Activating the ladder as a dynamic partner in his story, he said: “The subtle motion of the mobile has photographed the fictitious properties of experienced light, air and transition in Al -Bald. By focusing on one factor, I was able to respect the historical importance of space by introducing modern artistic interpretations.

Explaining his point of view, he said: “As an artist and architect, I try to eliminate the past and present by focusing on these elements, such as framed holes in a historical structure like Bait Showb. Holes are adorned with complex ornaments, which I decorate and rebuild to reflect my modern times.

“In the rapidly changing urban landscape of Saudi Arabia, my goal is to create a dialogue on what should be preserved and what can happen. Traditional content, local sequences and jewelry re -interpreted in modern impressions. By, I hope to accept the future and respect my cultural identity.

Dying from the flow of natural air, its installation reflects the ethics of the dwelling tradition of the residence with innovation.

“There is the ability to live in architecture, turn into a breathing entity, and I tried to capture the essence,” he said.