Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | April 2022

Noor Khalfan Alroumi
Project Specialist – Dubai Culture & Arts Authority
SIKKA ART & DESIGN FESTIVAL 2022
The 10th edition of Sikka is quite exciting. They have
many other editions in the 10th edition alone; its a
9th-year transformational path, and it will be a platform
moving forward. After nine editions, the goal is to establish
an environment that supports developing artists, art, and
design. Sikka Art and Design Festival 2022 was graced with
1,269 artworks, 250+ artists, and 70+ live performances.
They will be adopting strategies and goals next year, and
the fare will remain the same. The tenth edition, according to
Noor, will focus on new media companies that focus on new
art and realty firms. There are a variety of houses, including
an Emirati mansion that endorses jewels and the well-known
Khaleeji house. This event will provide attendees with a sneak
peek at some of the platform's upcoming services. Their main
focus is on open calls for new and rising artists.
A committee is in charge of these artists.
Sara Ahli
Artist
Sara Ahli is a
visual artist
based in
Dubai. Sara is
a newcomer
to the world
of art, with a
background
in fashion
design. She
was chosen as
an upcoming talent.
The first public sculpture she made
for Sikka Art is a continuing development in
which she used a balloon to represent an
abstract figure. The concept is to examine
the body and space, as balloons are light
and enjoyable, as well as our psychological
bodies. Sara says that we utilize the body
as a canvas in fashion, but in art, it feels
like we're delving into the body, rather than
just making sculptures on the body. It is
beneficial to artists who are eager to create
and grow. “I'm quite interested in learning
more about contemporary art. I'm willing to
expand and explore, and I'm humbled by the
UAE's continuous support and upliftment.”
Abdulla bin Suqat
Artist / Designer
Abdulla bin Suqat is an
artist and designer
based in Dubai. An
installation work, ‘The
People of My Mother’s
Garden’, by Abdulla, is less
about tradition and more
about the fantasy world
of Plump’s Topia. Towering
white flowers, handmade from
tracing paper, fill a room where
ethereal music composed by bin
Suqat plays. Projected onto the scene are clips of leafy
pathways and forests, filmed by the artist in areas such as
Khawaneej, plus animated bougainvillea, pressed and handpainted
to resemble butterflies. Over the years, Abdulla
has built up these fictional narratives that center on the
relationship between a mother named Queen Alara and her
child. He conceived the idea for the work following a 2013
series of portraits of female figures. “I was obsessed with
princesses and queens, specifically,” he says. “I wanted these
women to exist in a different world so no one could question
the concept. Then I started realizing that each character
reflected something that I was going through in my own life
and they helped me through it,” he explains. The artist, who
participated in Sikka in 2018, says this year’s event includes a
stronger line-up of artists and programming.
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